Rain, Rain

The creeks are running over and the county park is closed; the lakes are high; some roads are flooded and impassable; the flowers and vegetables are watered aplenty; the grass and trees are green and lush; and it looks like more rain for the next few days.  I don’t remember such a rainy Spring and Summer here in the Northeast Georgia Mountains.

Rain is a good thing until it futzes with all the paint projects I had planned for this summer.  The sunny hours are so few and far between, painting is almost an impossibility unless one has a big dry garage or basement with plenty of fresh air --- which I don’t have.

So here are a few photos of what’s going on around Dove Cottage.  They ain’t too exciting, but this is REALITY BLOGGING!

Lush greenery around the entry to Dove Cottage

The Old Lion garden fountain in its glory

The birds' (and the cats') favorite of many bird baths

Japanese Holly (Sky Pencil) surrounded by Snapdragons

The first of my cherry tomatoes

The tomatoes are lush and prolific from all the rain

The sunflowers haven't seemed to notice there's no sun!

The rushing fountain at the driveway entry

A view of the harlequin porch stoop

The greening of the cottage interior for summer

The folk art garden where nothing will grow!

Happy Summer, Blairsvillagers!