Hydrangea

Hope everyone is having a great Sunday. It is still cool here in Iowa but it is warmer than yesterday. This is one of my Hydrangea bushes about 2 weeks ago, it is currently in full beautiful wonderfully pink bloom (pics later). I have had this bush for a few years, it did not bloom so I moved it two years ago, it finally decided to bloom, maybe me telling it that the compost heap was its next stop had something to do the blooms :). I love hydrangeas and have quite a few of them, I planted them all together because of their water requirements, much easier to water when they are all hanging out together.

Shades of Last Summer

Today the temps were almost 65 degrees higher than yesterday but were still cold......brrrrr....

The temp was about 30 today, with yesterdays minus 34, that is almost 65 degrees.......hard to believe.

The above photo was taken last August, I think it is Pinky Winky (Hydrangea).

Hydrangea

My Hydrangea bushes were loaded this year, the first picture is with the sun shinning on the flower the second without, not sure which I like the best. I have to get out and pick a bunch of them this weekend, they dry so wonderfully. I have a large basket full of them each fall, my one cat loves to play with dried flower heads.

A Few Blooms Sunday Oct 5, 2008

Well, going to see the Amish stores was a bust, they are buying their merchandise in China the same as all the other stores. But we did visit a store that sold bulk goods, baking goods, and candy mostly that was fun. Bought a few things there. There was a General Store that had lots of Amish fabric, I bought 3 yards. It was a nice day for a drive. I came home and planted bulbs and started cleaning up for the winter.

Whiter Shade of Pale

Well, our freeze warning for Friday night turned out to be not really a freeze. The temps got down to 31 for an hour or so. It didn't kill a thing not even the mosquitoes, it may have slowed them down a bit. As I worked outside today for quite awhile and was only bitten a few times. I dug some peonies that I wanted to move and divided more iris. Dumped more pots of annuals. I bought 3 big pots of mums for my fall display, my hubby is going to get the bale of hay tomorrow. I also bought a big pot of asters.

Yesterday morning we were walking the dogs early, it was very foggy and as the sun was coming up it was shinning through the fog, it was very halloweeny (is that a word?) anyway it was very cool.

Little Pink Flowers for you and me