Cotton...

The flowers on the cotton plants have started to drop off, replaced by these cotton boles.  I'm so impressed by these beautiful plants -- they are loving the heat.  Of course, with a name like Mississippi Brown Cotton, they'd better!  Can't wait to see how they look once they burst.

Here's how the husk from the tomatillos look after being left outside to weather for about two weeks.  Beautiful spiderweb like shells, they look like they've been weaved from gold.  I'm saving these for some crafting in the fall.