This is July 2023

This month moved along even faster than June — and that was fast. It was a very hot, humid month with a great deal of rain, thunder, lightning and wind. The sun occasionally appeared between storms. It was hot in the shade, but it was hotter with the sun out.

After talking about it for weeks Owen and Arthur finally made it to our local (but huge) Southwick Zoo — just one town east of Uxbridge. The pictures are Owen’s.

It was not the best month to have our automobile air conditioning die — again. Despite this, we managed to get around, windows open. It was like all those years before we had A/C in our cars. But hotter. Much hotter. It got fixed right after we got back from our mini-vacation (of course).

It was also a month of many pictures. Summer is the right time for photographs probably because winter isn’t.

The other yellow-green orchid is still trying to take root, but is managing to flower anyway.

The flowers out back on our deck are also doing well except for the petunia in which the doves have been nesting. It has been destroyed.

And birds.

And finally, at the end of the above all else, friends! If it hadn’t been raining — and we weren’t so busy talking and laughing and eating, I’d have taken more pictures.

The smiling picture of Cherrie and me is going to be a favorite, so expect to see it often

About The Changing Seasons

The Changing Seasons is a monthly project where bloggers around the world share their thoughts and feelings about the month just gone. We all approach this slightly differently, though generally with an emphasis on the photos we’ve taken during the month.

For many of us, looking back over these photos provides the structure and narrative of our post, so each month is different. Some focus on documenting the changes in a particular project — such as a garden, an art or craft project, or a photographic diary of a familiar landscape.

But in the end, it is your changing season, and you should approach it however works for you.

There are no fixed rules around post length or photo number — just a request that you respect your readers’ time and engagement.

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Categories: #Birds, #Flowers, #gallery, #MonthlyPhotoChallenge, #Photography, #TheChangingSeasons, Anecdote, Friendship

Tags: #Birds, #MonthlyPhotoChallenge, #Photography, #TheChangingSeasons, Marilyn Armstrong