Day 264: Well, I got through last week's heat wave by dint of having air conditioning, a luxury almost unheard-of in the Pacific Northwest. My garden, however, did not fare as well. Almost every berry on the kiwi vines, currant bushes and gooseberries dropped like a stone. Oddly, the blueberries (scant as they are) held on, but it wasn't just bad for fruit. The leaves on a number of plants withered in the drying winds which accompanied the high temps, and the hostas in particular suffered where they were exposed to it. The edges and tips curled and shrivelled, but deep within the shady centers of the plants, the emerging inflorescences survived. Various hostas display a variety of floral structures, but I love this one for its resemblance to the artichoke. Tipped with purple, its creamy green bracts are quite lovely.
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