studio friday.

Another glorious Friday. And a summer Friday! Aren't those just wonderful?

This week's Studio Friday is perfect timing because the topic is SUMMER AFTERNOON as suggested by Lauren.

What does a "summer afternoon" mean or feel like to you....?
-Lauren

I wasn't sure what I wanted to do with this week's topic but then I remembered I hadn't shared any pictures from when Glen, Miranda, and I went to the County Fair a few weeks ago. I didn't take a whole lot of pictures at the fair. Probably because I was just enjoying hanging out with the family. I was; however, captivated by the garden display with all the sunflowers. I took a few pictures there. In looking through these pictures, I was thinking that they totally epitomize summer!

So if sunflowers epitomize summer, then I think this sign totally epitomizes a good ol' County Fair!

LOL! I just thought this was SO funny! We didn't have one of these but we did partake in some of these...

They sound weird, look weird but oh my, they sure don't taste weird. SOOOOO good! :-)

I thought I'd also throw in a couple of pictures from around my house that could only happen in summer...

Our sunflower. I only planted one seed this year. I meant to plant more but an area I was going to clear to plant sunflowers never got cleared and so that didn't happen. But I tell ya, we're sure getting our share of sunflower entertainment with just the one...

Here's as close to the flower as I could get without standing on a ladder...

If anyone's still concerned about all the buzz (pun intended!) earilier in the year that there weren't any bees, rest assured they're still around. They're all in my garden on my mint plants. Well, there and in our back yard buzzing around the cat food. :-)

The raised beds still seem to be happy too.

Our tomatoes are going bonkers!!! I think we're actually getting to the point where we can share! We've never had that many. Usually the tomatoes never even make it indoors because they get eaten in the garden picked fresh from the plant! But this year, they're plentiful! Maybe because there's so many bees! :-)

And the basil plants too. Oh man, this is an absolute dream of mine! Big full lucious basil plants. Sometimes I'll just go in the garden and ruffle up the leaves of these plants just to smell 'em. Summer!!!

That's all for now. Hope you all are having a wonderful summer! I can't believe it's almost the end of August! Egads! I'd better get out there and enjoy it while I can! Fall will be here before we know it! (Yay!)

Comments

[Felicia]

I enjoyed your sunflowers! I'm loving my summer but can't wait for the cool of the fall :)

[Jana]

Ah, sunflowers! Love them!! We have oodles of sunflowers in our garden again this year---sweet volunteers that they are---and oodles of tomatoes too! It's truly a good tomato summer this year. Speaking of fairs, we're debating about going to the state fair this year, only because Eliza & I are enamored by Josh Turner, a twangy country singer with a too-die-for-deep-voice. We think it'd be fun to embrace our inner cowgirls & go play when he comes to the fair...

[Amy P]

oh I do love a garden tour, thanks for sharing!

[Karin (creativechaos)]

The scary thing is although I've never had one, I know I would love a porkchop on a stick! :)

[PaperMonster]

I understand about the tomatoes. Ten years ago, I had a veggie garden in my backyard and every single time I would go out there to gather strawberries, there would not be a ripe berry in sight. However, I always found a sticky, red mouthed, curly headed five year old boy near by!!!

[Julie]

oooohhhh that foood!!! I'll eat it all!!

[lee]

yep that summer alright the garden and the flowers.

[Claudine]

it all looks so good.... hope you don't have any late night visitors coming by to pick some of that bounty...wink wink. I realllllly love basil and tomatoes

[Uzuri Designs]

What beautiful pictures of your garden. The sunflower at the fair was my fav.

[andrea]

gorgeous pics! hey, i didnt tell you...you plucked a little basil for me as i left last weekend, it smelled delicious so i put it in water like a flower when i got home and used it in my meatloaf a couple days later, yummy!