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The bees are working extra hard to stash away pollen for the winter. I planted a lot of things that are late bloomers just for this reason, but the dahlias haven't set any flowers--they went in late, though. I might do some squash next year just for the flowers...some of the things I planted this year were meh, like Bergamot. It grows fabulously here in the wild and mildews horribly in my yard. The morning glories look great. I always wish I had planted more, but they are fussy about location. They like compost and sun and I haven't got a lot of sun. The bees like these too: They don't really like their photos taken but they are hungry enough this time of year to let me get close: (That is mint that this bee is on) We have lots of other bugs--I kind of like the cicadas, they have a cool paint job, even if they don't look too bright: I think the cat is looking forward to it being a little cooler so we can spend more time outside: We have these guys o...

Yes, we have them at last. It must be summer :D (Two birbs, pretending to be sunflowers) Bonus Queen Anne's Lace And a bee on the rose (Rugosa variety)

Happy Mother's Day! Mostly all I did today was make a homemade fountain from stuff around the house: The irises have finally bloomed, though they are unusually short: We have lily of the valley blooming: And a Western Jay: The lawn got mowed and some other yard chores got done, though I need to do a lot of laundry at this point! And finish some commissions. :o

Portrait of Ivy, done by my niece--it's family reunion time! Mom may actually go order something from Alice's Collections... I am just waiting until she notices the clothes from Stacy's Pink Ocean there .:D Also, My own peonies are blooming!

And I have them out in the garden! I just wish someone would invent a repeat blooming peony, the season is too short. But I did cut some and bring them in: Out in the garden there are plenty of other flowers, Siberian Iris: Chives... Snapdragons: Catmint (with bonus bumblebees): And when it's not raining, a cat: here waiting for the rain to stop, so she can go out.

You can tell it's summer!

Just some flower stock if anyone needs it!

Easier to download link here (full size 1200 pixels across): Violets

Even though it's been gray, cold and cloudy, we are getting flowers! I had to walk to pick up my car and on the way saw a lot of interesting flowers, including more big dandelions. The best part was getting my car back for under 300.00--and it runs.

Cat has a tumblr going , and I freely pilfered from it, as I want some Spring pictures--outside, except for grass, rabbits and mud, we don't have much in the way of flowers yet, or even sprouts.Here's what we have: Some little prairie flower; a butterfly: and a super-hardy mullein... which looks a little mashed right now but will pop back up once it gets warm. Mulleins grow to 5 feet if they have sun, and old herbal that I have calls them "A stately herb" and in the voodoo/voudun tradition they are "the orisha of the winds" because of the wind scattering the seeds. Those soft leathery leaves are supposed to contain an antifungal and antiwart compound, but I just like how they look--and the fact that this plant went through temperatures of -10 f, and having 4 feet of snow piled on it,(not to mention being walked on) and it just looks a little used. :D

Today I discovered that rabbits like to eat the fallen petals of these magnolias.