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A Mountain Hearth

Tales of Modern Homesteading and Outdoor Adventure

August 5, 2010

Summer in the Country: A Tour in Photographs

The garden grows
First sunflower of the summer
The garden gate
Onions and tomatoes
The corn patch (it’s Bodacious!)
Mr. Scarecrow
Pumpkins ripening on the vine
Ornamental Baby Boo’s
Herb garden in flower around the front porch
Strawberry border around the herb bed
Hothouse gone wild!
Hops
Chickens in the shade
Ripening apples
Clementine Rose takes a cat nap on a hot afternoon.

Filed Under: Home is Where the Hearth is, Life, Seasons

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  1. softearthart says

    August 6, 2010 at 6:27 am

    Oh such lovely photos, your garden is so great. I remember those early shots of your bare garden. cheers Marie

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