Camera Critter Saturday

This is my first post for Critter Saturday, the first 3 pics were taken last week at the Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines, IA and the last photo is my sweet Quasi Boy and Rosie O'Grady.

Daylilies

Some daylilies currently in bloom in my garden.

Tree Lily

This is a tree lily that I planted two years ago, each year it gets bigger, the blooms last for quite some time, I have been happy with it, I may plant more this fall.

Peachy Just Peachy

Hope everyone is having a good week. I had last Friday and yesterday off so it was back to work for me today. I sure wish I could retire, medical insurance is keeping from doing so.

Standing Cypress

This is a plant that is not supposed to grow in my garden zone, but I have had it in my garden for years, it self sows, it is a biennial, the first year it is only about an inch tall, thin feathery type leaves, I have to be careful not to hoe up the seedlings, the second year it gets about 6 feet tall and blooms. At one time I had yellow ones also but have not seen a yellow bloom in years.

Sunday

I liked this photo so thought I would share on this cool sunny Sunday in Iowa

Lily White

Hope everyone is having a great weekend. My lilies are outstanding right now. I think lilies are my favorite flower. The weather is still cool.

White Wednesday

Just a few odds and ends from my flower garden.

Jack in the Pulpit

Today was cool and rainy, nothing like a normal July day in Iowa. The sun finally decided to show its face about 4.

Yellow Monday

Cloudy dreary day here in Iowa once more, cool but getting very humid so I imagine we will have rain tomorrow.

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.

Rosy Saturday

A few roses for Saturday! My roses are doing great this year.

Foilage Friday

http://blackswampgirl.blogspot.com/ started a foilage Friday, so I decided to join in, hope that is OK.

Been Missing in Action

Hope everyone is having a great summer so far! I have not been blogging, not really sure why, been really busy and had lots of things going on, some good, most not so good. But on a bright note my garden is beautiful this year! Will share a few photos with you this evening. It is cool here in Iowa today, about 20 degrees below normal, which has been a nice refreshing break for me, I love the cool weather, maybe I should move to Minnesota ????? These photos were all taken last month.