I'm here !

Beauty .. in flowers

.. Aster
.. Azalea / pink
.. Buddleja davidii/Butterfly shrub
.. Candy Tuft
.. Carolina Primrose
[Sundrops]
bloom in day-close at night -
.. Chives
.. Clematis [ Kardynal Wyszynski ]
.. Common Pyxie-moss
.. Coral Bells
.. Cosmos - orange 2016
.. Crepe Myrtle
.. Creeping Phlox
.. Crocus
.. Daffodils
.. Dandelions
.. Daisy - Marguerites
.. Daylily/orange ( Tawney Lily )
.. Daylily/yellow ( Golden P…  (read more)
The Dance -

The Dance -

21 Jul 2017 10 8 410
- of orange Cosmos petals - beautiful in all stages - perhaps this is her Dance of the Day © All Rights Reserved ''Yes my life is better left to chance I could have missed the pain but I'd have had to miss the dance '' - by Tony Arata Information here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dance_(song)
Winged Wednesday -

Winged Wednesday -

19 Jul 2017 15 7 474
Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) - All of a sudden -- woosh -- it flew in - Pam J says it is the one that flew over her Pines the other day - Maybe she is headed back there - ** 4 PiP on left side ** © All Rights Reserved
Tic Tac Toe ..

Tic Tac Toe ..

18 Jul 2017 11 10 555
Noughts and Crosses - Xs and Os - Per: Wikipedia, this can be traced back to Ancient Egypt - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tic-tac-toe This is the Zinnia Version 2017 - Available soon at a store near you - © All Rights Reserved
Hot Stuff !

Hot Stuff !

17 Jul 2017 13 9 421
Dedicated to My Friends who love Skippers - And those who love Seed Heads - * 1 PiP * © All Rights Reserved
Hungry ..

Hungry ..

15 Jul 2017 11 9 365
Enough to ignore me a few feet away .. Only Skipper and bees, so far today .. But, as long as the flowers bloom .. Somebody will arrive .. © All Rights Reserved ** 2 PiP **
Busy ...

Busy ...

12 Jul 2017 8 8 309
'' You can never tell with bees." - A.A. Milne ( Winnie The Pooh) Carpenter Bee in several positions on an orange Cosmos .. When these guys land to get pollen, the entire flower dips down with the weight.. Collage: PicMonkey Font: Sansita One (using curve effect on word bees ) © All Rights Reserved
Hope ...

Hope ...

11 Jul 2017 17 7 418
Yes, IMA has signed - CR has signed - Onward to the Ipernity complete transfer - This is my version of a bouquet - Cause I know y'all are worn out and might feel as this Skipper and Zinnia look - The process continues - We have supported you (IMA) - .. well, most of us have ... Those who didn't leave for other pastures .. Many, many thanks to ALL IMA for your dedication - It has not gone un-noticed --- From North Carolina USA, Peggy
Down The Road . . .

Down The Road . . .

09 Jul 2017 12 7 446
A beautiful Glad is sunwashed, yet in shadows .. NotMyGarden -- lovingly tended by a very Dear Gardener - Mr B © All Rights Reserved
Chain of Turk's Caps ...

Chain of Turk's Caps ...

07 Jul 2017 11 12 263
-across a sky of North Carolina blue Ahhhh ...Beauty above - below - and in-between ...... © All Rights Reserved
To the day !

To the day !

05 Jul 2017 16 13 490
It certainly pays to keep records -- The Eastern Swallowtail butterfly has been in counties all around us -- Knew our time was getting near -- So, last year on July 5, 2016 -- The first one appeared ( but an hour later ) -- Today -- One ETS -- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail -- In the yard -- Along with Carpenter bees and Skippers -- And the elusive Hummingbird ! What a great start for the day -- ** 4 notes ** © All Rights Reserved
Fireworks !

Fireworks !

02 Jul 2017 13 12 405
Cosmos Zinnias False Sunflowers Red Pink Fuschia Yellow Gold Orange and all in between ! Courtesy of Mother Nature ... 2017 What I left out (not meaning to) - all these flowers were gifts. The yellow False Sunflower seeds from Oklahoma - our own Pam J. Cosmos of orange and yellow - seeds from NotMyGarden, Down The Road .. a wonderful man who enjoys changing his garden yearly .. Zinnias -- packet of seeds from Pam J which re-seeded .. all these flowers re-seed here. The hardest part is thinning them out !
Just visiting . . .

Just visiting . . .

01 Jul 2017 19 16 468
in each photo, there is a visitor of some sort .. pollinators galore enjoying False Sunflowers of yellow .. Zinnias of pink .. Cosmos of orange and yellow .. Viburnum clusters .. and Turk's-Cap Lily .. each has a reason to be here .. in the Garden of Surprises and also The Dogwood Patch - A Garden .. 2017 © All Rights Reserved
Welcoming a guest ..

Welcoming a guest ..

29 Jun 2017 15 17 405
over under the Dogwood trees grow Cosmos (seeds gifted by the Gardener Down The Road)- this one has a guest - ***1 Note ** taken just before this photo just seconds apart ... © All Rights Reserved
The Pink Stretch ...

The Pink Stretch ...

26 Jun 2017 17 11 454
Hollyhock not quite open - Guess this is the 'Pink Stretch' - A joy to have this volunteer again this year - Even though she must be protected from creepy crawly beetles - © All Rights Reserved
We are ..

We are ..

25 Jun 2017 9 6 431
Turk's Cap Lilies - all 5 of us - what a view for my neighbors to see - don't think there have been this many blooming at once - since we came Home to North Carolina - in the Garden of Surprises - © All Rights Reserved
For a day ..

For a day ..

23 Jun 2017 12 8 521
all are in bloom .. top Left - Red Jazz .. top middle - Kwanso (multi-petals) .. right side - two Bonanza.. bottom middle - Tawney Day..Lily .. bottom left - Gold Dust .. Kwanso Bonanza Ditch -- those are the only ones with 'proper ' names -- the others .. named by She-Who-Plays-In-The-Dirt © All Rights Reserved
.. a gift

.. a gift

20 Jun 2017 13 15 454
Kwanso petals begin .. Unfurling layers of tangerine beauty .. This is the first time I've caught this part of Mother Nature .. It is a gift ..
RED Jazz ...

RED Jazz ...

18 Jun 2017 13 16 348
and all that - this red Day Lily deserves a special name - so, today - she is JAZZ - her red petals do look like velvet - with a PoP of yellow - she probably sings when I'm not outside - © All Rights Reserved
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