Thursday, July 14, 2011

Day One Hundred Ninety Five 2011

Another pretty butterfly visited my potted Lantana this afternoon. It never did spread its wings to show off its beautiful markings. Maybe next time.

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Day One Hundred Ninety Four 2011





The Lantana is attracting butterflies (as advertised) and the bees seem to love it, too. The last picture is a little pink Dahlia blooming in the back yard. I love these (this one didn't want to show its pretty face), but they aren't doing too well this summer. Hubby Neil says you have to dig them up and separate the bulbs. I think that might be a job for the gardener in the family (Neil? Hello?).

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Day One Hundred Ninety Three 2011



Our gutters couldn't handle the torrential rain around lunch time today. What a downpour! Lots of flash flooding, lightning and thunder. Power went off for about thirty minutes. Just a good old fashioned summer time thunder storm. Lots of drowned rats out there, I'm sure. On the bright side, the plants got a good soaking, so I don't have to water them. That's always a plus.

Monday, July 11, 2011

Day One Hundred Ninety Two 2011

Those lazy hazy days of summer. This was taken June 27, but it could have been taken today--the grandpeeps Elijah and Shelby chillin' in front of the TV at Granny's house. I didn't take any pictures today. Thought about going swimming, but it was so scorching hot that even that didn't seem like a good idea. So we stayed inside with the air conditioning.