Tree Peony

When I saw this peony in bloom I had to go and get a picture right away ~ rain and all. Its a tree peony and doesn't bloom every year but it did bloom last year and now again this year. I have other peonys but this is the only tree peony. It doesn't get  very big here in Wisconsin though as it dies back to the ground every year and has to always start over again... Its pretty though so I keep it around.
   We had to days of warm summer weather and now after the rain it cooled off and will only get into the 60's today and that is just fine with me.... Actually there is a cool breeze blowing into this room now and I almost need a sweater, isn't weather funny. 70 something is my favorite weather with the nights into the 60's for sleeping.... :>)

Hummingbird

When I opened the window to check on the temp. I saw this little hummingbird so I went to get my camera hoping she would go from flower to flower and sure enough she did so I got my picture finally. Now if I can get her brother with the pretty ruby neck it will even be better. But this is my first picture of a hummingbird ever so I thought I would share it.
Its another warm day today so I have to hurry and get out there to water and fertilize my flowers as they are needing it now... It may rain tonight but they really need to be fertilized with good ole Miracle Grow... Hope you all have a beautiful day
Sandra

Flowers on Patio

I added these flowers to the patio this weekend...
Summer has arrived.... we turned on our air conditioner for the first time this afternoon... its in the middle 80's and humid so we thought it was time to see if its still working... thank heaven it is... I was out side for awhile today picking up pine cones and watering plants but didn't stay too long as it gave me a bad headache.... took a pain pill and was back out for a bit in an hour sitting in my new chair with the breezes blowing. I think I have to get used to the heat slowly... Wouldn't it be nice if it always stayed in the middle 70's with low humidity, LOL  See I'm complaining already.. I guess it will just take me a few days to get used to it and then I will be sitting out reading etc....
Misquitoes are very plentiful this year after all the rain... scratching and scratching.... gotta go and put some rubbing alchol on them I guess. The little buggers

Mindy Graduated Today

Mindy graduated from High School today.... Good for her! I couldn't be there because I wasn't feeling well but my camera was there and Leo went..... Time sure flew by. I used to baby sit for her until she started school and she was always such a sweetheart and still is! She will be going away to Collage in the fall and we all will really miss her. She just brightens up a room when she enters....

Johns assignment # 8

The Bridal Wreath is almost in full bloom. I got this bush when my daughter got married about 22 years ago and its still doing well. The iris are blooming nice in this garden too. I have a few roses and lilies here also and soon will add some impatients because there is also a shady space close to the house.                                                   Well, John Is on vacation and is getting a book published so he wants us to tell him What book is most like us and what book people think is like us and what book someone recommended we read and we didn't like.....
When I was much younger before I married a  teacher and a priest both told me I reminded them of someone in a Shakespeare Play.... maybe then but not anymore I wouldn't think... It was a sweet and innocent character, LOL Now I thought I was like the oldest girl in Cheaper by the Dozen ( the first book or movie) and then I became like the mother ~ you see I was the oldest girl in a family of 9 children and then after I married I had 7 kids... not a dozen but a LOT  of children... The book someone recommended I read was the DaVinci Code...  I hated the book but it didn't end too bad.... I did read the whole thing because someone told me it got better. I would not recommend that book... ;>(

Sunshine Today !

The flowers are growing like wild around my yard after the rain. I guess they liked it but some of the Iris were so big they had to be staked up. this is on the side of my garage and it shows first a Blue Indigo getting ready to bloom and some blue Iris and purple and maroon and yellow and pink Columbine with a Clematis climbing on the trellis and some others on the fence and further along is a Seven sisters climbing Rose among other things I will be taking pictures of...  The sidewalk keeps getting narrower and narrower but these will be cut back in a few weeks so we appriciate them when we get to see them.... I bought a few more plants today and still have to get 2 flats and a couple of others before I call it quits.... seems like I got a really late start this year with all the rain we had.

Sunny days are coming

I have been looking for things to do on rainy days and I have found a few, like reading a book and going shopping and watching the races on Sunday. My driver won in one and the other one came in 30th but it was fun and Rick and Carley came over and then Shari and Dan so we had a pretty good week end anyway... I bought a bunch of hanging baskets at Home Depot for 5.99 each and put some flowers on my Grandparents graves ( My sister did our parents this year) Now if we can get some sunshine It sure would be nice... It can get depressing to just see dark skys and I was just getting over it from the last big batch of rain.... we didn't break a record for rain in the month of May but we came really close with about 9 inches of rain... I guess its good for the trees..... sure has to be good for something and also the rivers and lakes are getting back up to where they should be now.
   Today I was learning how to take short movies with my camera and that was fun. I will be able to see the wind blowing the plants and trees and also hear all the birds singing.... They sure are sounding pretty nice today. I even took a cute pic of my cat and dogs .... I was surprised how easy it is so I suppose now I will keep at it until I get really good. I am saving them on a cd and I will be able to play it back this winter..... that will be nice.