And the peace of mind it cost

[sovay]

Rabbit, rabbit! I would have liked a more auspicious start to the month, but I had to mail some bills in the evening, so I took some pictures while I was out.



It was enormous and crepe-paper-textured and more bump-and-grind pink than my phone could capture in the shadow of the houses on the other side of the street. It looked more like a hollyhock to me than anything else, but I'll take suggestions. [edit] Per pameladean, hibiscus.



I miss strong Edward Hopper light on brick. Our old neighborhood, for obvious, post-industrial reasons, had a lot more of it.



These looked definitely more hollyhock-ish to me. They seem to be popular around here.

Brioche and liverwurst make a very nice sandwich from my perspective, but I think they may be confused by one another.

Comments

[castiron]

The second one looks like what I've always heard called Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus). There used to be a nice large bush at a house near me, but the weather events of the past couple years killed it.

[sovay]

what I've always heard called Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus). There used to be a nice large bush at a house near me, but the weather events of the past couple years killed it.

I'm so sorry! I hope you have other flowering plants that are weathering the chaos.

[castiron]

Oh yes. Caesalpinia pulcherrima is still quite happy with the weather, and the lantanas are cheerfully saying "we were born for this". The regional wildflowers are coping fine.