Happy Father's Day

 

While beautiful bouquets are usually reserved for mothers, as the horticulturist here I'm particularly awed by this specimen on this Father's Day.

 

We got this multi-flower arrangement about a month ago at the local Foodland food market. I've pampered, pruned, and fertilized the thing up to its present beauty. It's now about 3 feet tall and still going ... but what a beautiful and proportionate display. Jo-Anne remarked that this would be a perfect specimen for her art class ... yes.



 

Below are Jo-Anne, her dad Bill, and her brother Rick in the Waterford apartment. We had taken Chinese food up to Dad's place as a treat and then after the food was consumed and the mess was cleared off Rick did some routine maintenance on Pop's hearing aid.

Then a nice selfie-style pic of Rodney the Rocket Rodent as he says, "thanks for the nuts, my offspring will enjoy and prosper from your help."

And closing out a nice 75 degree day back at our place with some more of our patio flowers.

 

Actually the planters here have a growing (pun) history. It's hard to see the rolled steel planters that we have placed the hanging flowers in but they are in three sizes with the opening big enough for a 9" pot to be set in. Each planter weighs more than 40 pounds so once in place they'll stay, eh. Our good friends Trish and John who lived in the row behind us gave the planters to their neighbors who were Morgan and Jeanette who used them last summer. Then, because they also were not going to be here this summer, they parked the things in our lot where we found them upon our arrival. John's company here in Barrie made the things and they are awesome! Who knows where they will reside next summer ... definitely not in the basement of the Flying Scotsman though.