I sure hope the dog days of summer has either reached its tail end, or its last leg. I’m so over this hot, sticky, weather. Matter of fact, I was over it when it all started. How about you?
Some unexpected events disrupted my blog posting flow this summer, and I just wasn’t driven enough to not let them get in my way. Perhaps with having signed on to participate in a local craft fair this coming October, I’ll have some creative content to share with you in the near future. I also skimped on photographing the many container plantings I did for my clients, except for a few –
![red delicious purslane linda nelson at the createaerie](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Z0LsQnw6PdU/V7IReMTnxZI/AAAAAAAAIo4/G-0HDIA0ED0c53_Pt-z3_VNfZgF7RfGhACLcB/s640/IMGP6553.jpg) |
©Linda Nelson 2016 |
![poolside purple planting linda nelson at the createaerie](https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kw0TREvMjQg/V7IRkoowpQI/AAAAAAAAIo8/OmVkMt1xB4oXuKyMr36ndscyd48ZNtwIACLcB/s640/IMGP6502.jpg) |
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![simple fern planter linda nelson at the createaerie](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hN84Bg2OWeU/V7IRqW7xF7I/AAAAAAAAIpA/sO5d3DhMDwYzoClwYwLSjP3l_Pv4UacrQCLcB/s640/IMGP6503.jpg) |
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![two gold urns linda nelson at the createaerie](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xTtcLc272Zc/V7IRxyX4dkI/AAAAAAAAIpE/4Xw5SZ3ESwEo_X9WVqpNphaNegoCuBqtQCLcB/s640/IMGP6530.jpg) |
©Linda Nelson 2016 |
![colorful wok pot linda nelson at the createaerie](https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-b79TmvRtVsI/V7ISKAOYfOI/AAAAAAAAIpQ/P4cj7AIyPD41SDzkWsr2VuWRRO0no5fqgCLcB/s640/IMGP6557.jpg) |
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This little shed garden redo was a fun project. I snuck in some cucumber seeds under the trellis, which took off very nicely, and which I thought, added to the overall humble charm.
![humble shed garden linda nelson at the createaerie](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zlHpUTnHNRg/V7IR68S1TSI/AAAAAAAAIpI/2q_GEWfkl7g15hkKGju0bUR9fCHYFpmqQCLcB/s640/IMGP6534.jpg) |
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Look what I spotted growing in my yard! I don’t know what species of mushroom they are, but aren’t they fabulous? Nature’s way of decorating…… I love it!
![yard mushroom linda nelson at the createaerie](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qD7za73vjuk/V7IvDQssVJI/AAAAAAAAIpw/QtJMbBAmFGELHJBPtndkNQpFHx23vKMswCLcB/s640/IMGP6564.jpg) |
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I printed out a draft image on plain paper, then doodled over it. It will get stashed in my box of patterns and templates for later use.
![mushroom pattern linda nelson at the createaerie](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LlrwVTCC_yY/V7MKYLniIuI/AAAAAAAAIqE/HoYMHEs2Y4sEdA9ZDWFe7YE1rvD5ukspwCLcB/s640/IMGP6605.jpg) |
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I thought the lichen growing on the bark of this pine tree was rather interesting. With the image rotated a quarter turn, it resembles a mountainside, does it not?
![lichen bark linda nelson at the createaerie](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3VQZAdwPdfQ/V7MMbSsvxsI/AAAAAAAAIqQ/XxiEAt1IdUALOXuNpsppMX3gRgvR0O45QCLcB/s640/IMGP6603.jpg) |
©Linda Nelson 2016 |
Well, that’s all for now. I long for those cool, crisp perfect sleeping weather evenings. Don’t you?
The garden shed redo is darling, love it.
Thanks, Gail. That little shed resides on Montauk Hwy in Bridgehampton.