Here's what's blooming!

There is always something new blooming this time of year.  Bob and I often wander the yard after supper to see what's happening.

Before I show you the flowers, I have to show you the weather we've been dealing with this past weekend.

Here's the thermometer, showing a temp of 101 on Saturday.  We Michigan people aren't used to this, and I'm very thankful for air conditioning!

 We have a lot of hosta in our shady front yard.  We have some that are very small, and some with huge leaves.  The colors vary from bright green to this beautiful dark color.  Their flowers aren't much to speak of but I love the foliage.

 One of my favorites.  The lavender is about to bloom!  You can imagine how good it smells in this corner of the yard.

This yarrow adds a nice spot of color!

This Jackmanii clematis is making Bob very happy.  He planted it a few years ago on our gate to the backyard, it's finally established and blooming this year.

This is another clematis, in our backyard.  I don't know the name, but really enjoy the flowers.

This trellis in the backyard has clematis on one side and roses on the other.

Roses are such classic beauties.

This is Ladies Mantle.  They collect rain drops like jewels.

Even some baby's breath!

These are Stella D'Oro lilies. They aren't very tall and have lots of blooms, giving a nice row of color.

These are mystery lilies.  Bob ordered red carpet lilies which were supposed to low growing.  Instead we got these pink and white lilies which are about 3 feet tall!  But, we like them and decided they were a good surprise!