07.30.2025 | Ordinary Wednesday

It is sunny, hot and humid again today in the Carondelet Garden in south Saint Louis.  Clouds should start moving into the area later today with scattered showers and thunderstorms possible during the afternoon.  The Excessive Heat Warning continues for yet another day with highs in the upper 90s once again.  Winds are out of the SSE at 5 to 10 MPH.  The good news is there should be a major break in the heat starting tomorrow!

It's almost the end of July.  The Garden has suffered but we have managed to keep things going with a strict watering schedule and as mu ch TLC as possible.  Mulch has certainly helped to be sure.  I know I am looking forward to a break from the excessive heat.  The Garden is also ready for a respite as well.

We have a habit of taking a lot of pictures of the Garden throughout the seasons.  Firstly, because it is lovely in all seasons but, more importantly, it reminds us of what is what and where it was.  I'm not getting any younger and my memory, though never very impressive, is getting worse by the day.  Photographs are an excellent reminder of what was happening in the Garden throughout the year.  A good habit to have as a gardener.

I do have a bit of a love-hate relationship with my IPhone.  I can be as addicted to the little box as a teenager.  I sometimes have to just put the thing away and turn it off to remind myself that life is happening all around me.  The upside is the new phone we purchased as an INCREDIBLE camera.  I guess we all have to learn to set boundaries and do the best we can.  

If you have a moment, take some time to stop and simply see the beauty around you.  Too often we walk the same path and never even notice the subtle changes.  There is beauty everywhere and we never really notice sometimes.  A small moment to remind ourselves that grace happens when we least expect.  Grace!  That amazing gift that is so undeserved yet given freely.  The unbelievable gift of our Creator loving us, just the way we are, right now!  That's all the news from here in the Carondelet Garden.