StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders There is a new comet in the sky till around the end of the month. Comet Neowise was discovered March 27, and is named after the decade-old satellite, the Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, that first captured whereabouts. To find it head out after sunset around 9:30 PM, look to the northwest. Find the Big Dipper and look below it near the horizon. It’s best seen if you’re away from city lights. So head out, find a nice dark place, and enjoy the celestial fireworks display.

StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders Blackberries are starting to ripen as the heat of summer turns up toward the '90s for the next few days.

StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders Summer gardens are starting to bear fruit, like this Concord grapevine in a yard in west Carter County.

StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders A fully blooming Knock-out Rosebush gets a little respite from the summer's sun as clouds move by overhead.

StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders A beautiful and delicate Hydrangea shows its colors in the shaded area of a home in western Carter County.

StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders A Canna-Lilly shows off its beautiful golden-yellow bloom in the bright afternoon July summer sun.

StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders Summer flowers like these beautiful Geraniums are starting to blooms as temperatures are starting to soar into the 90's for the next week or so.

StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders You have to wonder what mischief is going on behind these beautiful green eyes of this 12-week old rescue kitten named KitKat as he plays in the trees of his new owner's yard.

StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders Lou-Lou a two and half-year-old Australian Shepherd stops and smiles for the camera as she romps through her Hillmont Height neighborhood in west Carter County.

StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders Nick Souders and his four-year-old Great Pyrenees Strider are returning home after a walk around his neighborhood on a hot July afternoon.