Alas. The flowers have quit blooming. Such is life on the balcony. But, they are still green and beautiful (except for the petunia way back in the corner there that is only barely alive for some reason, existing of 3 brown sticks and one half green stem that has a couple blooms on it). Hopefully, they will bloom again in the near future.The ginger is doing really well. I am very pleased with the way it looks right now. I am very curious to see what it will be like at the end of summer. I have to be extra careful hanging clothes out on the balcony line now. I don't want to accidently break a stalk, or have the wind whip some article of clothing against them.
The grapes are getting plumper and plumper. Soon they will begin turning dark purple. That is the beginning of wasp season - a time when I have to be very careful when I go out on the balcony. Several years ago I went out in bare feet and stepped on one. Pain. Deep, agonizing pain that lasted for several hours. But right now, I enjoy the beauty of the grapevine - sunlight on leaves, dark and light, little grapes growing bigger every day, the hope of a harvest to come.
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