After the relaxing hour or so at the spa, I ventured to the City Market. I bought some locally grown tomatoes, asparagus and strawberries. The strawberries were so red and ripe and juicy. They put to shame the white looking berries they grow to humongous sizes in California and then pass off as "strawberries" to unsuspecting persons here in the north.
I also bought some herbs to plant in pots on the patio. I got Parsley, (no sage), Rosemary and Thyme, also, two kinds of Basil.
I will plant these tomorrow along with two cherry tomato plants.
I finished my Saturday errands with a trip to Meijers and then....the gas station.....$4.19 per gallon, yikes. Some say it will be over $5 before the end of the summer and even higher by December.
This afternoon I was so happy to see the hummingbird for its first visit this year. He was perched on the cable TV wire when I first spotted him. I watched him for a while and then ran for my camera. 
He stayed long enough for me to take some pictures through the window. He did fly down to the coralbells but I could not focus fast enough to take pictures of him in flight. Maybe next time I will get a better shot.
I often see the two hummingbirds on the wires and they are usually out feeding around 5:00 pm as he was today.
It was fun to watch him turn his head and watch the other birds flying by.
I took a few pictures of the new blooms and growth in the gardens this afternoon. 
The catnip is getting very tall and bushy. My cats just love this stuff. They get treats once in a while.
My first Stella d'Oro daylilies blooms have arrived.
The shade garden is growing so lush.
Ferns, hosta, corydalis lutea, and Sedum Autumn Joy.
This is the "baby" smoke bush. I hope it grows fast and tall so that the shade garden will eventually have more shade.
Stellas in bloom in the patio garden. 
If you "break the bloom" each evening, meaning that you remove each new blossom daily, the Stella's will continuously bloom all summer. The blooms only last one day so you are not lessening the life of the bloom when you break the bloom. This prevents the seed head from forming and keeps your garden looking beautiful and well kept.
My first Clematis blooms. I have several Clematis in the gardens. They like their faces in the sun and their feet (roots) in the shade.
Endless Summer hydrangea blossom.
Another view of the patio garden. The euphorbia and the lavender are starting to cascade over the wall.
Tonight Sophie, Alanna and I went to the MSU Summer Circle play, "Red Herring". The stage is outdoors on the banks of the Red Cedar river next to the Auditorium at MSU. They do three different plays in three weeks and it is free. I have been attending these plays since I was a student at MSU, more than 30 years!!!!
There was a very big crowd tonight and we saw Irene and her husband. Some members of the audience, including Irene and Sophie, were knitting in celebration of National Knit in Public Day.
The play was very funny and the acting was terrific as usual. After the featured play the company spent some time doing improv with help from the audience. It was very creative and we laughed quite a bit. This was followed by a second very short play, "Medea", but it was not the usual Medea. It was hilarious!!! Neither Sophie or Alanna had been to these free plays before and both were quite impressed. It was so relaxing to sit outside, with the sky clear and blue and the temperature very comfortable. Best of all the mosquitoes did not seem to know we were there.
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