10/19/26

 Happy Monday and happy new week!  Starting off the week with some, seemingly, glowing Morning Glory flowers.

 

10/12/26

 Happy Monday and happy new week!  I am starting off the week with a group of flowers that make me happy and, hopefully, will do the same for you.  These are some of my pink variety Cosmos.

 

09/28/26

 Happy Monday and happy new week!  I am starting off the week with an image of one of my water lilies.  I like the reflection of it in the water.

 

09/14/26

 Happy Monday and happy new week!  I was given a couple of Clematis by some friends earlier this year.  They have been establishing themselves and must be doing okay as they bloomed recently.  I always thought they only bloomed in the spring.  Anyway, I really love the colors on this one and thought I would share it for today as a lovely start to the week.

09/07/26

 It's Monday, happy new week!  Starting off this week with another variety of Zinnia.  Another reason to grow them other than them being so easy to grow, there are so many different types, you can never be bored.  😀  I like this type as it reminds me of Spoon Flowers which are African Daisies and I can't seem to find any longer at the plant centers.

 

08/31/26

 Happy Monday and happy new week!  Today's image is of one of my Zinnias.  Instead of a peppermint candy look, this one is a yellow variety which I find quite nice as well.  Almost looks like paint has been splattered on it.

 

08/24/26

 Happy Monday and happy new week!  My Stella D'oro Lilies have been in bloom recently.  I captured one of them up close.  These are perennial flowers that are very reliable bloomers with very little care.

 

08/17/26

 Happy Monday and happy new week!  Decided to start the week off with something that makes me happy and hope it makes you happy as well.  This is a yellow Sunflower I have growing in one of my gardens that was blooming last week.

 

08/14/26

 Happy Friday, TGIF!  Today's image is a close up image of one of my orange Cosmos flowers.  They have a different shape to them than the pink and white ones but they are all Cosmos.  This image has some very nice bokeh in it which also makes me happy and is great for today because Friday's Are Bokehlicious here on the Blog!

 

08/10/26

Happy Monday and happy new week!  My Zinnias are finally blooming and drawing in a butterfly or 2.  I love this variety which reminds me a lot of a peppermint candy. 

 

8/03/26

 Happy Monday and happy new week.  My yellow Lilies are blooming.  I find them lovely and make for a nice start to the week.

 

07/27/26

 Happy Monday and happy new week!  Starting off the week with an image of a couple of bright orange Marigolds.  I have never been thrilled with the smell of Marigolds but I like the look of the flower and the details it has up close.  Apparently other things in nature aren't fond of the smell either as it is a good companion plant to deter pests.

 

07/20/26

 Happy Monday and happy new week!  I love Echinaceas or as they are also known, Cone Flowers.  I love looking at their centers up close as they have quite the neat pattern.  Reminds me of that old drawing tool, a Spirograph.

 

07/13/26

 Happy Monday and happy new week!  I am growing a couple varieties of Ice Plant.  They are succulent perennials that like heat and drought.  They have not had much drought until recently as we have been getting a lot of rain but they should be perking up now as the heat has finally come on with less rain.  This is the pink variety, I have an orange one as well.

 

 

06/29/26

 Happy Monday and happy new week!  My Speedwell, or Veronica, was blooming recently.  I love the color of this particular variety.   Speedwells can be found in many colors and they have spiky flower blooms like this one and also small dainty blooms as well.

06/22/26

 Happy Monday and happy new week!  My pond Iris bloomed pretty well this year despite the late cold snap and regular Iris not blooming at all or in very small amounts.  This plant can spread quite a bit so I have to keep it in check but I find it quite lovely.  I wish the flowers lasted longer.

06/15/26

 Happy Monday and happy new week!  Starting off the week with an image of some Periwinkle or Vinca flowers.  This is a vine plant that can spread quite a lot but fortunately has remained somewhat contained in an area of my garden.  It has some nice greenery when not in bloom for a nice ground cover.

06/08/26

 Happy Monday and happy new week!  My Columbine is alive though not really thriving.  I need to refresh it's soil.  It did flower this year so that made me happy as I love these flowers.

06/05/26

 It's Friday, TGIF!  We have been having rain lately which has been good as were incredibly dry.  I took this image of raindrops hanging off Cedar trees on last Saturday morning.  I loved the bokeh in this image and so I am sharing it for today because Friday's Are Bokehlicious.

05/18/26

 Happy Monday and happy new week!  The Lilacs are, unfortunately, finished blooming for the year.  They did not do as well as past years, only produced a few blooms.  I think it was due to the late extreme cold that we had.  I was able to get a few images and this is one.  I wish the flowers lasted longer as well as they smell so lovely.