Some Garden Photos And Art

     Hi everyone. Happy Thursday to you. My post today is also going to be for Friday Face Off  and  Friday Lunch Break, which I hope to have time to link up to tomorrow. Tomorrow, as you know, is July 4 (since today is July 3), and here in the US it is our Independence Day. I'm not sure whether we are still much of a democracy anymore, but if I put politics aside, it is the big holiday for my husband's family. Many of us will be at the lake tomorrow enjoying what looks to be a beautiful day. (And if I don't get by your blog before the weekend, I hope you'll understand.)

     Here's some more garden photos. I hope you're not sick of them. 

     The other day I had 2 mama wild turkeys and their babies pass through the yard. (Ignore my grass in the photos; it's a disaster. 😏) I had to take the photos through the window since if I stepped outside they'd be gone.

     My zinnia seeds are  growing great, but I'm waiting for my begonia tubers to  sprout. I didn't get them planted until late this year.

    In this next photo you can see brussel sprouts, lemon grass, parsley, kale, and some basil seeds that have sprouted.

Can you also see the 2 duck faces?

The tomato plants have gotten huge,

 and I have lots of green bean plants starting to flower. The peppers in the back of the beans haven't grown very much, but I do see some flowers.

     The milkweeds are starting to bloom too. They smell fabulous.  You don't even have to be up close to get a whiff either. No wonder why they attract butterflies and bees.

And there are still roses in bloom.

    All this plant growth and blooming inspires me to once again join Halle's Botanical challenge at Art Journal Journey.

    I don't like the stamped quote in the middle of this page, but they are there and that's all I can say. 😏 I made this page as an ode to walking in a garden.  I started  using 3 shades of blue ink. I used those blues on the background, the splatters and the butterflies. I had originally painted the edges of this page with some bright color and I really hated how that looked, so after some white paint and then some more blue ink, I took care of that. I added the frame that started out white, some fussy cut flowers, a stamped and fussy cut bird and finally a couple of little half-pearls. 

  That's all for me today. Wishing everyone a happy rest of your week, and if you're celebrating the July 4th holiday, I hope you have a lovely holiday too.