Weekend in Review

Today's entry is a big time first. The first post written while hung over. The 20th high school reunion was a smashing success but now I am paying the consequences for all the shenanigans. But more on that later.


Friday night  - we had a kick butt seasonal, fresh, summer dinner prepared by Mrs. ONG:

• Cedar plank salmon with a brown sugar rub
• Corn on da cob (NJ corn is off the charts)
• Watermelon margarita - refreshing and effective 
• Blueberry Mascarpone Ice Cream - the best ice cream EVER (from the Bent Spoon in Princeton)

Saturday - the HS reunion went down and it was a trip. I'll spare you all the gory details and give you some of the highlights:

• Many more of the former classmates read the blog than I expected. Actually got into some good gardening conversations. I even threw a "blossom end rot" out there. 
• I really wish I named my blog something simpler. Feels a bit silly spelling out the URL.
• To some degree, the old high school cliques still exist. Very funny to observe.
• People really don't change - that is both good and bad 

Sunday - up at 7:30 to bring my chum to Newark Airport. We maybe said three words to each other as we attempted to recover. Meanwhile, my family of hot air balloon hunters were up at the crack of dawn to see the taking off of a ton of balloons during the annual Central NJ balloon fest.

After a lazy, super hot and humid afternoon, we got hit with a mother of a storm and couldn't have been happier to get the much needed rain. I actually heard the tomatoes sigh with relief.
     
After the rain, I headed out to take some photos. Never a better time than after a rain in the early evening. And I will go back a bit on what I said in a prior post (shocker, huh?). There are a few macro shots in there that I couldn't resist. Enjoy:

Lobelia Siphilitica - just starting to bloom

    Clethra 'Hummingbird' bloom

Miscanthus 'Super Stripe' finally starting to take off

Crabapple right after the rain

Caryopteris 'Sunshine Blue' looking good.

Yeah tomatoes

Pruned back Nepeta (Catmint) already showing signs of re-bloom.

Hydrangea leaf

Think I like the Northern Sea Oats?

Good night and God bless.

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