Pretty poppy pics

Lilacs... or lack thereof

Our lilacs are almost nonexistent this year. We had such warm weather so early that everything got a head start. Then we had a hard freeze. Apparently, most of the flower buds were ruined. There have been a few little clumps of wimpy flowers here and there, but nothing like normal years when the bushes are covered with huge blooms. I kept waiting and hoping that more would appear, but this is all I could find a couple days ago, and I think they're the end.

Sad, huh?

On a brighter note, the poppies are doing well, and this first bloom has lasted nicely for going on three days now! Usually the winds we have around here makes for short-lived blooms, but it's been quite calm and gorgeous the last couple of days, and amazingly, this lone poppy is still there this morning!

And for those of you...

... who don't find soybeans all that interesting:

Out my sewing room window

I finally got my three amaryllis plants and tiny impatiens out of the basement window and put into the ground outside, and after I did so, I realized what a beautiful view I'd been missing! Here's what I see out my window now.

Lots of dianthus... and the poppies in the background.

Lovely, huh? And without an ounce of effort on my part, except for a little watering.

So pretty

Oriental poppies