Lantanas are blooming their little hearts out. They love the hot, humid days of July in Nebraska. Humidity occasionally fogs over the view out my kitchen window but, as it slides off, we are delighted to again see mama turkey by the flower garden.

She was standing as if on guard this wet morning. On guard she was, as to our delight, we spotted a young turkey nearby, busily pecking away for bugs in the grass.

Summer out the kitchen window includes, not only the turkeys, but also bright bursts of deep red from a day lily, named Reb, to a brilliant yellow day lily named Lady Friend. In between th...