Back again... I think... (today)

It's just a liiiiittle bit wet today! The rain might not be as heavy as on the thunderstorm photos but it started sometimes yesterday evening and have pretty much been going on since. It's really cold, gloomy and WET at the moment. But I guess I shouldn't complain since there are other parts of Sweden that's gotten flooded recently and the only thing flooded here are the flowerpots and saucers that I have to keep an eye one.





I've had to put the big bowl of Petunias in on the floor at the dry end of the balcony since there's no drainage hole in the bottom. But at least I don't have to water... that much... There ARE still a few of the pots on the window sill that's sheltered from the rain.

Anyway, my internet connection is supposed to be completely fixed now so I've got a lot of catching up to do here. I need want to show you the photos for the days I've been off line as well. They're not QUITE as soaked in water as today's photos. LOL

BTW, I've just found out that they're NOT building apartments behind the red house. They're building a parking lot and some kind of bus terminal (I don't know yet if that will include a house or not). The apartments will be built further away from me where I can't see them.

Internet problems

*sigh* I've had some troubles with my internet and phone the last couple of days. Although it's of course started to work just in time before the technician will come. LOL

Anyway, I'm way behind with my updates because of this and it will take me some times to catch up. But at least I've been able to pot the entry I wrote just before it went down.

While waiting for me to publish the rest of the photos you can visit my sister-in-law's garden blog Fay's Garden. It's in Swedish but the photos look pretty in any language (especially if you click on them to se the bigger versions)

Thunderstorms

Today and yesterday we've had a lot of on and off thunderstorms, more thunder yesterday and heavier downpours today. (We've been lucky though since other parts in Sweden have had problems with flooding. It hasn't been THAT bad here) It's still been pretty warm and sunny in-between though.



Heavy rain! Can you see the water bounce on the street?



A TINY bit of water!



The pelargonium in daylight (well sort of, it's pretty dark because of the weather. LOL)



An another pelargonium bud


I assume the thunder is what's messing with my phone/internet connection/TV tonight (I've got them all from the same company) even if it's too distant for me to hear. I can't get online right now but I'll put this entry up as soon as I can.

A late evening on the balcony!

Evenings are the time I can enjoy my balcony the most, at least during the current heat wave. When the sun's about to set it's finally cool enough on the balcony but it's still light enough to water and tend to the plants and even do what I did last night, just sat down and enjoyed the peace, munched on some sweet peas, wild strawberries, chive and parsley and tried to solve a crossword puzzle. I stayed out there until it was past eleven. The only downside was that one of the pizza guys were working late and took smoke breaks ever so often which forced me inside until the air had cleared.



I got a little visitor too, my second cat



She even tried helping me with my crossword! LOL



I've just found a bud in my Busy Lizzy/Flitiga Lisa...



...and a fully open flower in my pelargonium

More from my mom's garden

I took some more photos at my mom's garden yesterday afternoon. Luckily they haven't had as many deer as usually in the garden for while now (only a few) so they've gotten to keep some of their flowers. One of the good things with a balcony is that I have less deer and slug problems. LOL



Gorgeous peonies/pioner



I couldn't pick a favorite photo






Isn't their climbing rose, Alchymist, absolutely stunning?
This is only a small part if it, it's HUGE!!! (It's more yellow IRL)



Irises by the pond and even small Hostas/Funkior that's survived
the deer (they're favorite dish an are usually just small stumps, in
a less deer frequented gardens they're a lot bigger than this though)



"The Saringe Rose".


This rose comes from my grandmother's childhood home in
a tiny village called Saringe. The plant has moved around in my family depending on who's had a garden at the moment. It lived in my old garden before and moved to my mom in 2005. It's the only rose I brought with me out of all the stunning roses I had. My brother also got a part of it for his new garden last year. The mother plant is HUGE! I'll ask my mom if she's got photos of it.



My mom's cat! He's the brother of my two spoiled brats.



Meadow Rue/Akljeruta (Thalictrum aquilegiifolium)



Close up

My furry visitor

Once of my cats decided to join me on the balcony again yesterday.



The corner has never looked as pretty
as with a little furry garden ornament



Sitting on my lap



One of the pelargonium buds has started to open. I love the color!



This is how the window looks right now

Strawberries and chive

Doesn't that sound like a tasteful combination? Eh.. maybe not! Okay, I promise not to eat them together. LOL

Yesterday my mom brought me a chive/gräslök and another strawberry plant, WITH berries this time (my stepfather accidentally dug it up while digging for potatoes). If the move will survive the move in spote if the heat I might actually get some berries to eat (my other plant has refused to flower so far)

I've rearranged thing a bit and but the pansy pot in the corner instead since they're starting to reach their end and at the moment the chive and one of my pelargoniums have joined the petunias on the table instead.

These photos are taken in the evening so the light is a little bit better this time, of not perfect.



The table



Close up of the table with Petunias, Chive/Gräslök and Pelargonium.



Petunia and Sweet Alyssum/Strandkrassing (in less hard light than last time)



The corner in better light as well, now with Pansies /Penséer


The Bleeding Heart/Löjtnantshjärta has started to become yellow not but since it shares the pot with the Wild Strawberry it gets to stay for a while longer until it will move back to my mom. (I really appreciate being able to borrow perennials from her garden instead of trying to keep them on the balcony during the winter)



The new strawberry



Wild Strawberry/Smultron
(the plant has started to trail all over the other pots)



More tomato flowers, this time in the Yellow Pear
(the last photos was from Tiny Tim)



And the bonus flower bed.