Double Delight

This is my Double Delight hybrid tea rose. It is my favorite, the blooms last quite some time and the fragrance is pure heaven.

Pepper ID?

This spring my husband bought and planted what were labeled as cayenne pepper plants. We plant them every year, the kind that get dozens and dozens of 2 to 4 inch hot peppers, in the fall we pull the whole plant up and hang it upside down in the garage, they dry by them self and we pull them off the plant all winter long to crush on pizza etc.

This plant looks like a banana pepper only they do not turn yellow, they go from green to red and are about 10 inches long with thick skin like a sweet pepper but they are not sweet, they are HOT. Anyone have any ideas what kind of pepper this is?

Butterfly Wings Collage for Camera Critter Saturday

Something a bit different for this Saturday, these are all butterfly wings, that I cropped from my photos.

Whiter Shade of Pale

TGIF!!!!! Friday at long last. It has been a busy couple of weeks, I had jury duty last week, that lasted 3 days. We had our grandsons over the weekend from Saturday til Monday, that was wonderful! So this work week was busy but the weekend is finally here and the weather forcast is for a beautiful sunny day with temps in the low 70s which is nothing like our usual Iowa August weather.

Standing Tall

I was out early in the AM taking pictures, my favorite time of day to take them, just after it is getting light, the dew was heavy when I took this picture.

Surprise Lilies, Naked Ladies

My surprise lilies are done for the year, they are something I look forward to every year, one of the highlights of my gardening year.

Brugmansia

My Brugmansia was in full bloom a few days ago. Smells like heaven.