Early Summer Patio

I'm recovering well and am almost back to whatever counts as normal for me -you know how that is, I'm sure- after my concussion. I had 8 stitches in my forehead and now have steri-strips that will come off by themselves. All of the scabs on my knees and the heels of my hands are gone. I've been cleared to drive as long as I stay off the interstate and don't go far. I have a re-check scheduled with the doctor at the end of July. I can't tell you how grateful I am not to have broken anything (I have osteoporosis), dislocated anything, or sprained anything. I've been active on Facebook but have found blogging more difficult. I've got a lot of catching up to do!

Thank you all so much for your well-wishes!

And on a more pleasant subject, here are some photos of my patio so far this season.

April:

May:

strawberry geranium and rue:

yarrow:

June:

bee balm and cone flower:

lavender:

day lilies:

These photos were taken this past Saturday, looking to the left, center, and right as I stand at my back door:

We added a couple of trees early this spring, and they're doing well so far. There's a pink dogwood on the left side:

and an emerald green arborvitae on the right:

I do enjoy my patio. It's big enough for me to have a good space for plants without being too big for me to manage.

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If you're on Blogger, I'm sure you've noticed that the comment notification is broken. I'm seeing comments and responding, because I check at the site each day for comments that have been published. I've searched the various help pages, and they know about the problem and are working on a fix. We'll hope that comes soon.