What's blooming today? # 8

Wow - cool story Celeste.

happy birthday justin!

I can't wait to see that purple and white glad pixie... looks like a keeper

and this butterfly bush is making this all too easy.... i came home to four of them fluttering around it..... standing with all of them paying me no mind what so ever .... i felt like i was in a fairy tale storybook

action shot

good picture of the colors on them

close up

Yes they certainly named the plant appropriately!

Beautiful pictures onewish1 :-)

Wow - you all have been busy!!! You're on #8 already!~!!!! Here are some pics from my trip. I had super weather, great seas, amazing sunsets and incredible fun!

The sea was a bit angry when we first arrived, but we tamed it later on..

the girls digging for clams

The house - Four Queens and a King - we love this house and this is the second time we rented it. We even got to meet the owner this time. What a nice man.

Wow - great shots Anita! Where did you go? Did you use a filter or special setting on those sunset shots?

The seas have calmed..

GREAT pictures everyone.....
Looks like you had a LOVELY trip Anita and what AWESOME shots you were able to capture :)
Stunning!!

Hey victor - no, just a UV filter. They were just amazing sunsets courtesy of the Outer Banks, NC. Shopping on the bay

Very nice.

Thanks Kim.. We had one night of amazing lightening..I tried capturing some of it..

Here's another

One more

great pictures anita.... hope you had a good time

Amazing photo's Anita! Looks like you had a good time and perfect weather. I love those lightening shots, good job catching those bolts.

Wow, Anita, what fantastic pictures! When I was a kid, my family vacationed on the Outer Banks in NC. I loved it. I should go back.

Harper

Onewish your photos are just amazing with the butterfly!!! That is fantastic!!!

Anita I am speechless from your pics! Gosh that is so cool!

Your pictures are amazing, Anita! Thanks for sharing them :-)

Thanks everyone - I'm just waiting for my new uv filter - this one got cracked in transit - before I can start taking pics of my flowers. It's amazing how much weeding I have ahead of me - man those buggers can grow!!!

You're certainly not alone Anita - I have tons of weeds. Too hot for me to weed now though. Also busy with the kids.

This is "Christmas Is" does that help cool you off Victor?

"Little Rainbow"

I lost the tag on this one but it's a huge flower.

Here's my hand with it so you get a good idea of how big this flower is.

edited 7 months later cause I can ID this daylily!! It's 'Gingham Maid"
23" tall with a 7" bloom and fragrant.

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BTW Onewish....those butterfly pictures are beautiful and so is your butterfly bush!

That's one famous hand Celeste! Is there an 'As Christmas Does' also? Little Rainbow is gorgeous.

Looking down from my landscape bridge to a new coneflower called Hope - % of proceeds go to breast canser research. Eleanor

Wonderful pics to all who have posted since last time!!

Nope no "Christmas Does".....but you wouldn't believe the DL with "Christmas" in it!
I'm kinda patial to "Little Rainbow" too. It's not a big daylily..rather small actually, but has big color!

Rudbeckia - changed a setting on the closeup focus of my camera and my closeup shots seem clearer. Eleanor

New rose that I have called Crocus Rose. Eleanor

Another pic of the Crocus Rose. Eleanor

My Oriental Lilies opened yesterday so last night I avoided the skunk and took a few night shots.

I loved this duo yesterday and thought it would make a pretty night shot too

Double Blue Balloon Plant (Platycodon) enjoying a cool night