July 2026 home photo. Lots of rain, and the grass is still green (have barely watered the gardens too, just enough rain).

 We found a swarm of bees in a tree in our yard - we don't think they are from our bees (our hives are full and the wind was in the wrong direction. There are lots of hives around in the canola fields). Hopefully we have caught them and gained a new hive, we'll see tomorrow.

 Little storm this morning (nice to have some rain for the garden with this heatwave).

 Best friends playing.

 The field of corn around our home is amazing - it is a lot taller than we are.

 The start of the 'Bela Lugosi' Daylilies blooming.

 Constant companion.

 The pink lilies started blooming.

 Watching another storm coming in (lots of rain).

 I think the lilies are starting to cross - this is with some that are pink, and orange.

 The start of the sunflowers blooming.

 Another new bloom, the first of my favourite lilies, lots more to come.

 Poppy blooming in the garden.

 A baby Barn Swallow out of the nest (further up the rafter). The parents were flying around making sure she was safe.

 GingerSnap! has recently become fascinated with the hose (another hot day, 37ºC, so plants needed to be watered).

 Chickens keeping cool in the shady grass (33ºC/92ºF today).

 Garlic scape harvest (I made some pesto, and the rest is in the freeze dryer, to be powdered).

 GingerSnap! surprised Miss Maggie, she wasn't happy about it.

 One of the bonuses of cutting down all the dead trees is fresh wood chips for the yard.

 The corn in the field around our home.