A Walk in the Park

Not much happening on the balcony so I thought I would post a pic from a walk in Prospect Park with my brother. It was a lovely journey through a haze of hungry dragonflies and we (he) spotted this catbird amidst the chokecherries.

Sunset on the Balcony

Forever September

I don't want winter to come and take this all away.

Experimenting with Nasturtiums

Every spring I optimistically plant nasturtiums and then by midsummer I am looking at shriveled and sickly discolored leaves that are absolutely pathetic and have virtually no flowers. So this year, I am trying an experiment. The last week in August I planted 4 packages of nasturtium seeds. My theory is that as the cool weather hits I will have exploding plants that resemble the spectacular displays I see in midsummer Maine. I just hope a frost doesn't hit before the flowers. Here are some of my many 2 week old babies. (Oh, and the color is back in my petunias - returned as mysteriously as it disappeared.)

 

 

 

 

 

iphone!

Got an iphone! Am playing around with its camera. Here is the white box I was sick of a month ago...Am liking it better. And the other window box I wasn't sure of...Am liking that one better too!

 

 

Cut flowers

My little balcony doesn't have space for a lot of plants that could produce flowers for cutting. But roses work! And this one was getting all spotty so I starting hacking off the most affected branches...ta da...cut flowers!!!!

Ha! One Snuck By!

A couple of months ago I bought a packet of Coreopsis seeds and scattered them in my pots. Then I promptly forgot about them. Recently I thought about the seeds and cursed the nursery for selling me bad seeds that were probably expired and didn't germinate.

Yesterday I looked down and there was a cute little Coreopsis blossom in one of my planters. Then  I examined the leaves and realized I have been very deliberately weeding Coreopsis plants out for the last couple of weeks. This one snuck by, because it is just so freaking crowded in that planter that I didn't notice it and thereby didn't murder it!

 

Coreopsis