The latest version of WordPress hit the streets yesterday. I’ve already begun the process of converting my sites over to 2.8. Check out the beta for ChopperJim.com…which is currently running new versions of WP and NextGEN Gallery.
The Early June Patio
I managed to snap some pictures of the June patio…my Thai basil plants are flowering, the pepper plants are fruiting…and the marigolds…well, they’re browning.
Not so merry, not so golden
Ah, my precious marigolds…they are a-browning in this heat. Some of the yellows are still pushing out some blooms, but the bicolored ones have failed to make a showing lately. I thought that the irregular watering provided by the sprinklers over the patio would be enough to sustain them, but it seems these petite little annuals need to have their feet constantly wet. I will need to be more industrious about keeping them watered on a daily basis. The temperatures are starting to rise to uncomfortable levels–I’ve noticed that we’ve already experienced a few ozone alerts in the area.
Daylily dreamin’
Dearest Spot,
Thank you for the lilies, my dearest. You do not know how glad I am to see such beauty. This past Sunday I paid a visit to ChopperJim‘s house and he showed me a side yard which lay barren. He once told me I could plant anything I wanted in that garden when he first installed sprinklers. It was a tempting offer at the time, but I knew it would not truly be my own. I await the day when we will find that little patch of heaven-on-earth we call home and plant/grow our own garden. When I first gazed upon the photos you sent me, I grew nostalgic for my own lilies that grew tall and bloomed brilliantly about this time of year. The daylilies would follow suit immediately after and bloom nearly all summer long. I think I favor the red lilies best of all…they drew the bees, birds and butterflies from all over with their bright colors, so I am quite fond of the short red border lilies you have pictured.
We must visit the Arboretum again…you made sure to capture very pleasant memories of our trip there, and of course, I got my lily fix as well. Very soon, my love, this distance will not be such an obstacle to our plans for happy gardening and fantastic dining adventures.
I love you.
Testing Socialite
Let’s see if the Socialite addon will begin crossposting to MySpace and Facebook…
Edit: Well, apparently it doesn’t. The host has PHP5 and cURL turned on…so I have no clue why it’s not working. Too bad, this plugin showed great promise. But it seems the author hasn’t worked on it in awhile.
Edit 2: Well just now as I look at my FB wall, I see it…curious as to why it’s not showing up when I post originals…this warrants more testing.
Edit 3: FB wall looks like it is receiving the crossposts from Socialite. However MySpace is not working…which is really no big loss.