Just pretty

Cantaloupe blossom:

Day lilies:

Plains coreopsis:

Bachelor buttons:

Moss roses:

Just pretty

The day lilies are in full bloom right now.

Corn update and prettiness along the way

This was the corn status on July 5th. It's been growing fast in the heat we've had. The corn had recently been sprayed, so I didn't let my little measuring assistant go into the rows.

Currently blooming in the wildflower bed:

And in the yard:

I've never seen so many buds on the day lilies before. I guess they've enjoyed all the rain we've been having.

The end

Of the day lilies, that is. This is the last one of the year.

Current bloomers

Gee, after being over to Grace-land, my flowers don't impress me so much. ;-) But here's what's showing off these days.

Wild roses

Impatiens

The yellow nonstop begonia

Day lilies

And a few moss roses, that didn't photograph well in the bright sun.

Potential

Things are growing in the garden. I have some tiny bell peppers.

And a few very little tomatoes. They've recovered nicely after being tasted by the deer. You can see the stumps on the right side there where they were bitten off.

These next 2 photos are day lilies that will soon be blooming.

This is my lone stargazer lily that was given to me by a dear friend right after my dad died in 1991, as a remembrance gift. It has bloomed every year, but hasn't seemed really healthy the last couple of years. It gets brown, rotted-looking spots on the buds and flowers, and if the buds survive, they don't open right. Any ideas what the problem is? Disease of some kind? The leaves are pale again this year, but so far the buds are doing okay.

And back at the bachelor pad, it's not lonely anymore. Lotsa potential there, right? ;-)