This has been a miserable summer. It started off so wet and mild. Tomatoes and other fruits and veggies were wonderful. Then the rain stopped and triple digit temperatures arrived and stayed.

Here is a very sad casualty. I planted a Fuyu Pomegranate this year and in April it bloomed and started to produce fruit. I took pictures as the fruit grew. I was so looking forward to eating that fruit. When the heat and drought set in the tree suffered from sunscald. It just got worse and worse as the triple digit heat stalled. In August, I removed the shriveled, scalded fruit to give the tree a chance. In Oct or Nov, I will move it into a pot and eventually move it to a shadier location.

April fruit forming:

August fruit scalded and shriveled, so I fed them to the deer. Haha, you can see my tooth marks on one of the pieces. It is not that my teeth are huge. The fruit is just that tiny from drought. It tasted pretty good…

In spite of the drought and heat, I have had the pleasure of some wonderful things, like seeing a painted bunting! Until now, I only saw them on the game camera drinking water. This one is on our feeder!