Reaching the end of summer slowly

Finally! Some rain and a cool front! Although I don't know if any of the plants will be the same, it's been a hot and drought filled summer so far. But we've had a couple inches of water and nice cool day today, and it will continue. Cheers all around!

Not much to report; the tomatoes are ripe, the squash are getting bigger (I have three that survived,) the carrots are still stubby and might not grow any more from the weather we've had. The calendula blooms non stop, remember that is a good one to plant when you need long lasting easy color somewhere! I am going to prune the birches in September or October, the snowberry in February, and the lilac after it blooms next summer. I still need to get to the nursery and figure out what I want to plant on the SW corner as far as shrubs and OG roses go, but this week is crammed with doctor appointments so who knows. Everything else is thriving. Surprisingly the cheap dahlia I picked up in front is showing off like the cheap walmart petunia. I don't care as long as they bloom, fine with me! There are hardly any toads this year which is strange, I assume because of the weather. I'm so used to seeing the little guys flopping around when I water. We have a vole or gopher or something making holes in the front lawn by the pathway, the impatiens bed, and now the back lawn as well - must trap it. And that's about all that is going on right now!