A Long Hot Summer

Since May, it has been hot, hot, hot. Of course the pollution caused by the Sumatran fires does not help. It has rained sporadically, and in Shah Alam its mostly hujan lari, a few drops and then none. Watering the garden daily is a must (despite the water 'crisis' in Selangor). Hopefully there will be the usual late August rains to come soon.

But the garden has flourished in our 'long hot summer'. Any pruning done earlier on has produced new branches and new blooms. With the flora, the fauna has arrived. There seem to be more birds and bees than ever before, and even the squirrels are getting bolder. Indeed, even in my little space of a garden, there is so much life to see, smell, touch and observe. I am truly in awe of this 'room outside' that provides endless wonder and pleasure.

'Bali' in the garden (CNB 2012)

A little squirrel comes a-visiting (CNB 2012)

Yes, since I moved the hydrangea to a sunnier spot, it has
bloomed a few times! (CNB 2012)

A bird preening itself in the sunshine (CNB 2012)

Plumbago florets galore (CNB 2012)

A red dragonfly perched on a kantan stem (CNB 2012)

Jasmine blooms are aplenty (CNB 2012)