Lumpy Clouds

Our hazy, hot, humid weather blew away today and the air cooled off and the skies cleared. Left behind where these mash potato clouds.

Toad Lily

Toad Lily

This is one of my favorite perennials. The blossom is only about 1.5" across but the interesting shape and colors create a great flower.

Buzz, Buzz

Bee on Clover

Shade Flowers

Coral Bells

Painting

Gabe took this picture of Bessie painting. She loves to paint on wood. Summer affords us some leisure time to pursue other things we enjoy. I think we need to find a place so she can take some lessons. Doesn't she look deep in concentration?

Daisy

We have a lot of wonderful wildflowers along our road. These lovely daisies and buttercups made a nice little grouping.

Summer Red

Pure summer! We had our first watermelon this week. What a joy!

Baby Tree Swallows

The baby tree swallows are almost ready to fledge. They are so soft looking. The momma was not happy that I was photographing her little ones. She repeatedly swooped toward us until we closed the box back up.

Yowsie

Our kitty, Yowsie. picked a very pretty place to take a nap. These are the petals from the rose bush.

Dragonfly

Gabe rescued this dragonfly from our pool. It had gotten it's wings wet and couldn't get off the water. I sat for quite a while with it perched on my finger. I think dragonflies are so lovely and their wings incredibly beautiful.

Storm Clouds

We have had some terrific afternoon storms in recent weeks, complete with thunder and lightening, hail, wind and torrential downpours. I really love these storms. These clouds are typical for this type of weather.

Guinea Fowl

We have had guinea fowl for many years. We only have three left, but we think the female might be sitting on a nest, so hopefully we will have more soon. They are the silliest looking birds, but do a good job on the tick population.

Dinos

Gabe set these up and asked me to take the pictures for him. I thought they made great photos. He has the greatest imagination!

Rose

The climbing rose in our front garden.

Weathered Fence

Brian and I both dislike painting fences, so our pool fence has taken on a nice weathered look these days. My sister in law, Theresa, has informed us that this worn, weather look is the in thing for fences these days! I knew our procrastination might benefit us someday!

House Wrens

One of our birdhouses has been taken up residence by a pair of House wren. These little eggs are about half the size of the bluebird and swallow eggs.

Red Poppy

Bearded Iris

Peony

Some of the peonies in the garden are flowering. This is a very old variety, pure white with just a tinge of red in the center. Not only is this an old variety, but a very old plant. This is a piece of the plant from my parents house and my dad said it has been there as long as he can remember.

Goldie's Summer Quarters

Goldie has been moved to the outside pond for the summer. He seems very happy to be back in the little pond.

Hummingbird

Female Ruby-throated hummingbird

Fields

Yesterday was quite humid, so the picture is a bit hazy, but I love the contrast between the fields and woods.

Fern

This plant is called a painted fern. I have several ferns in my garden, but this is probably my favorite. I love the purple hues and the unusual color green.

Cornfield

The corn is up across the road. I had to chuckle, the rows seem a bit more crooked than usual. I guess the corn doesn't care.