Lycoris squamigera 'Autumn Spider Lily' is a late summer flowering bulb of the Amaryllis family

More Crocosmia ...
This is Crocosmia 'Lucifer.'  They multiply like crazy.  They were divided this year, and I had PLENTY to share!

Crocosmia doing its thing this summer!

I'm pretty sure this is Crocosmia 'Jenny Bloom'

Look who was hiding by the steps in our front yard!  Mama found a safe, private spot for him/her to wait until she returns at suppertime.

Hydrangea quercifolia 'Snowflake' 

We moved this hydrangea from the woodland garden a couple of years ago to a spot in our backyard where it is getting more light and is much happier.

Introducing our new resident to MapleWalk ... "Simon."

Thankfully Simon found no one at home in the birdhouse.

Spigelia marilandica (Indian Pink) is beginning to slowly spread.

Our Acanthus mollis were so pretty this year ... the most blooms stalks I've ever had!

"Parsley," our indoor bunny who lives on our sunporch, has found a new favorite spot to rest during the day ... in a houseplant.  

Our neighbor, Dave Lovett, offered to share some of his Tovara 'Brushstrokes' he had gotten from Plant Delights several years ago.  As I've said many times ... Gardeners are nice people!

Planted along the path to the Taj ma Hutch

This has been quite the year for squirrel trapping.  I have broken my record with 40 squirrels and one crow so far.  What a shock to find a crow in my trap!  The crow was released in the garden, and the squirrels have all been relocated to the woods.  I always tell my squirrel before releasing ... "Now you have LOTS of friends here."

Number 40 on the way to the park

About mid February, we had a sad occurrence one morning.   Maple (our Wheaten Terrier) had gotten me up at 4:40 AM to go outside to go potty.  Unfortunately, this is happening more often than I care to admit ... I think her system has definitely gotten off schedule.  Anyway, on this morning, I let her outside, and shortly thereafter, she was barking incessantly and I heard all of this commotion.  I went outside to discover a doe who had gotten hung in our fence between our backyard and woodland garden.  Poor thing was hanging upside down, and one of her back legs was twisted and caught in the top of the fence.  The leg was broken and the bone was sticking through the skin.  By this time, Tom was outside.  After evaluating the situation, he suggested we get a blanket to make a sling to lift up the doe which would relieve the pressure on the leg in order for me to release it from the fence.  Tom and I tried to lift her up while at the same time trying to release her leg, but we simply couldn't do it.  I was petting the doe and talking calmly to her trying to keep her from thrashing about.

Tom called our neighbor who lives next to our woodland garden.  Who doesn't enjoy a phone call at 4:40 in the morning?  Our wonderful, caring neighbor, threw on some clothes and came right out to the garden.  He and Tom were able to lift up the doe as I untangled her leg.  They eased her down to the ground.  Since it was dark outside, we couldn't see her, but heard her as she staggered off.  

We have been keeping an eye out for her since this happened, but have yet to see her.  I am hoping that maybe the other deer are caring from her, and that eventually we will see her again.  I just have to believe she is OK.