Out of the Doldrums....and into fall

 This Petunia got me out of a little funk. The word I kept repeating in my - never stops talking- interior dialog, was doldrums.  It's a word used (thanks Wikki) to describe places of "low-pressure area around the equator where the prevailing ocean winds are calm". If you're in a sailboat, this is not usually a good situation.  Colloquially, the doldrums "are a state of inactivity, mild depression, listlessness or stagnation". Sounds about right.

I like the nautical association. I've been chasing after hot weather and water this summer. Only not in a sailboat, but in mountain lakes. Ideally it would have been great to have warmish water & hot weather while in that sailboat, but that's a hard combination to find locally. It's gets pretty foggy and cool in coastal Northern California in late summer so an escape is needed if you want a lazy, languid slice of summer. So we settled on hot weather in cold, cold mountain lakes. But there are no more mountain lakes scheduled & we're going into September and beautiful fall. The brakes are on. Not ready, not ready- yet.

Ah, back to the petunia. It's a perennial variety from a grower the local Farmer's Market. So far it's pretty tough, does not need much water and keeps re- blooming. I love the color and how it works in the garden. Though I wouldn't use it for event work, it's surprisingly resilient to work with. I think petunias are another one of those- so out they'll come back in- flowers, especially with varieties like this around. They feel a little retro like the teapot.