Happy June!
(Hope it’s not as wet as May was!)
And if it IS wet, these proverbs should console us:
Old English weather proverb:
“A dripping June keeps all in tune”
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Old German weather proverb:
“Juniregen – reicher Segen!”
(June rain – a rich blessing!)
Words and Herbs 
I agree that a wet June means a good harvest of flowers, fruit and veggies 🙂
I hope it’s not too wet though! 😀
Well, it has just begun pouring here on the early afternoon of the first day of winter 🙂 ! And since June is also my birthday month with a rather difficult year just past a little ‘Segen’ would not go amiss 🙂 !
Hope it’s a good month and the start of a good year for you Eha!
Your poppy just glows against its green background – fantastic!
Thanks Pauline. They really do glow, and in the evening light they bring the garden to life.
When I look on the picture I can can feel and remember the May-rain. But there is hope for sunshine in June – if not, the poppy is shining.
Are you concerned with the anounced heavy rainfall in bavaria this weekend? We have strong winds.
We have had so much rain Uta, but since we live on a hill there’s no danger of us getting flooded. It’s left off a little this morning, but another series of heavy downpours is due this afternoon and all Sunday. We’ll need some wind to dry everything out! Have a good (and sunny?) weekend Uta!
OH God and we shall have storms in New England tonight and tomorrow and maybe Monday too 😦
Same here Eunice! Flooding all over central and southern Germany. Glad I live on a hill!
My mother’s maiden name was Reicher.
And speaking of German proverbs, I’ll trade you: Erst besinn’s, dann beginn’s. The English equivalent doesn’t rhyme but does have alliteration: Look before you leap.
Hi Steve. I hadn’t heard that German proverb before – thanks!
Hi Cathy, how lovely! Hope though that June won’t keep us in tune the dripping way 😉
I hope so too, although it hasn’t started well here!
We had an extremely wet end to May, but June is typically the rainiest month of the year here, too…oh well, as long as it’s not so much that the plants suffer mold and mildew! 🙂 There is a very large snowpack in the mountains that hasn’t melted yet, so some flooding is anticipated once the rivers swell. It’s a good thing we don’t live too close to the riverbanks!
We fortunately live on a hill, as there is massive flooding in southern Germany at present. I’ve had to bring some seedlings indoors as they were starting to go moldy!
Lovely picture! Just think positive. I’m sure it’ll stop raining soon (well one can hope 😉 )
The forecast is looking up! 😉
Such an upbeat color…perhaps you may dry out…it has been wet here too.
It is only “drizzling” today, and should be much drier and warmer by mid-week! 😀
After a lovely few days of sunshine, gardening & eating outside, I’m actually able to think that rain (when it inevitably returns) will be a positive thing for the garden. Love your cheery pic of the poppy,they’re just starting to flower in my garden too.
Hi Andrea. Despite a week of heavy rain the poppies are slowly opening, one by one. When it dries up there will be an explosion of colour! Thanks for stopping by – am looking forward to perusing your blog in the next few days. 😀
I love poppies! Even the seed heads are gorgeous! Nice picture!
Thank you – they are a highlight in the garden at the moment!
I am trying to get them started in my yard this year. I think i seeded them too late because i couldn’t decide where i wanted them. I will have to wait and see, they are so pretty!
I sowed mine in a large container one year, many moons ago, and planted them out in August, so they didn’t flower till the following summer. Well worth the wait, though they do tend to swamp other plants!
Whoa, That is quite the wait!! Maybe next year I will have flowers then! GESH!