Dewy Roses

My roses are starting to bloom again, these two were covered with a heavy dew this AM. The second one is Double Delight, my most favorite rose.

Blue Skies of Iowa

No color to me is prettier than a summer blue sky.

Do You Think We Needed Rain?

Last week someone made the comment that my flowers looked good for not having rain. I mentioned that I water the flowers, my hubby waters the veggies and no one waters the lawn. This picture of our grass was taken last Sunday afternoon before the 5 inches of rain we received this week. It is already starting to green up.

Special Effects Zinna

I was playing around in Paint Shop Pro again tonight.

Phlox

My Phlox are in an area of the yard that was difficult to water during the dry spell so they sure could look better than they do. We received over two inches of rain last night, so the total is over 5 inches since Monday evening. Things look much better. We even have the air turned off this evening, it is so nice to have fresh air in the house but thank heavens for the air when it is needed.

After the rain this is the time of year that the surprise lilies or naked ladies (Lycoris squamigera), should spring to life, but with that terrible cold spell we had in April after they were up out of the ground and frozen off. I wonder if they will bloom?

Datura Bloom

This is a datura bloom in various stages. I don't really like this paticular one because once the bud opens completely up it has a tendecy to fall over from the weight of the bloom.

Zinnia Collage, Finally Rain

We got rain!!!!!!!!!!!! Yeah! You could almost hear the flowers, veggies, shrubs, lawn breathe a sign of relief. It rained and rained and then rained some more. The total was 3 inches, with more in the forecast tonight and tomorrow. I did not have to water one thing tonight, that was a nice break.