Are you ready for a beautiful July parade? Here goes – a listing of all of my daylilies that had first blooms in July. I count 81. Enjoy!

















































































Are you ready for a beautiful July parade? Here goes – a listing of all of my daylilies that had first blooms in July. I count 81. Enjoy!
I had sweet 16 today. Feels like a big downshift from a couple of weeks ago – and it is. Work is about to upshift. Due to a resignation, I only have about 40% of my classes covered – fortunately I have subs for the first few weeks. Work, again, invades my brain.
I begin to wonder more about retirement – one to three years. I re-read some of my psychology research (Dr Martin Seligman) in the tent last night. They took rats and implanted cancer with a 50% mortality rate. Rats in the no-intervention group had 50% mortality rate. Rats who received inescapable shocks died 75% of the time. And, rats who were given shocks but could escape them died 25% of the time. Bottom line, be the master of your life. Escape the shocks. Yes, retirement.
Anyway – no premiers today but I missed Carlotta on Friday so here she is. I have a bunch of finales – maybe I can catch up on those tomorrow.
Labels keep me knowing what’s what in the garden. In a few cases, though, there are a few that got switched. I have two labeled Moon over Chimayo but I think I figured out last year that one is Star Over Milagro. Name alert.
So, yesterday I was convinced this was Star over Milagro. It’s bloom today looks like Moon Over Chimayo.
I did have premiers today. I’ll start with Moon Over Chimayo, again, since she had the wrong name yesterday.
El Desperado has a premier. This daylily was my first cultivar to live in the Southwest Garden . . . In a big pot with no regular water. Some how, she survived but I did move her to an area with sprinklers. But, last year she died during freeze thaw. So, I got a new one and it lives a cushy life on my drip system.
Carlotta bloomed and I got several camera shots of her, but none with my phone. I’m camping, so I’ll share her photo Sunday or Monday.
My mom would be 102 years old this day. That makes me sound older than I am. Mom waited to have kids. It is also the anniversary of the job offer for my current job. This job is a great match for my strengths, but not for my senior energy. I am likely too liberal minded to be an early morning person – my coworkers do much better. Yes, circadian rhythm does relate to our liberal vs conservative brain. I am middle-of-the-road, slightly liberal. And, yea, political views are only one small part of how this part of our brain impacts our work. Liberals do better starting and ending their days later than conservatives.
Frans Hals 8.24
At any rate, I didn’t celebrate today – other than a few more air plants. My yard looks neglected. I worked all summer and camped every other weekend. I have been keeping up with daylily photos (sort of), but not much else.
Purple Corn Dancer 8.24
Today’s chore was installing a drip system in the front garden. Daylilies, squash, poinsettias – they get too dry. When I worked from home, I could run out and water. Don’t get me wrong – I am glad to be less isolated. But, my yard suffers especially when summer isn’t a pause.
Carlotta 8.24
I went to the nursery for a plant for a coworker – a surprise. I grabbed a couple of air plants – my new addiction. I like them because they are small and less needy than my orchids. I was into water culture orchids – but with not being home, it is hard to keep up with all the water changes. The air plants are small – and I plan to get more into succulents as my current plants thin.
Purple Thunderbird 8.24
So, the coleus were half price – I have some in with my daylilies that are on the side of the driveway but not in all the pots. So, I grabbed 3 of those. They are actually nice companion plants for daylilies. I got some fall colors. Then, of course, I have to decide if I bring them in when it gets cold. Probably – one big pot. I can take cuttings and replant outside next spring. Sure . . . if I have time.
Navajo Curls 8.24
Putting in the drip system meant giving the daylilies a haircut. I cut a lot of stuff back – like those blue bells. I have about 27 drippers in and 17 to go. For now, I need to this sleep, precious sleep. Goodnight, momma. I lost you too young and miss you every day.
Purple Grasshopper 8.24
Oh, BTW – I tried the block editor for WordPress on Internet Explorer – It was awful! A few more days of testing S mode before I likely go to regular Windows 10.
Ruby Stella 8.24
One last note – the featured photo is from earlier this year. Catherine Irene – the same name as my mom.
Today. Two dozen still bloom. One Premier – Carlotta. She has a story. She was a bonus plant early in my daylily root days. She was planted in our adobe dirt overwhelmed with the bluebells. When I transplanted to pots, she was seedling size. Today comes her first bloom. Much better than the pictures. She is lacy and flowing. I like her.
Chaco Canyon – who did not bloom in 2019 until yesterday – threw an extra petal today. I’ve not seen her do that before. Also, worth the wait.
And, here it is, bedtime, again.