School is getting much closer to starting now, 4 days to be exact! It is a good thing because I think the kids are getting bored, as you can see what they have done to poor murphy

We are finally getting our power lines buried! They were hanging so low on the side deck, that we never felt safe to use it.

Two more wonderful things happened around the house today one being that my lotus in the front lily pond  bloomed yippeeee. I wait all summer for my 1or 2 blooms to arrive. The first day the  bloom is pink and the second day it is yellow, then is sadly dies. Such a beautiful flower to last only 2 days.

The second wonderful surprise is the new little bud on my Brugmansia. Brugmansia’s ( brug for short) are a tropical tree. In my zone I am unable to keep them in the ground all year due to our cold winters. I plant them in pots so that I am able to bring them into the basement and allow them to go dormant for the winter. In some cases you can keep them under grow lights to grow the first year.  I planted all new seedlings this year and did not expect to get a bloom since they usually take at least 2 summers to get establish, so this was a treat to see a bud the first year. If you have not smelled a brugmansia bloom, you are really missing out, It is what I would imagine Heaven to smell like…

 the little pod is on the right of the plant, it almost touches the chair. Stay tuned for a picture of the first bloom. I mixed all the colors up so i can not be sure what color the bloom will be.  My fingers are crossed that it will be PINK!