The years have flown along

[sovay]

Rabbit, rabbit! For the first time in nearly a week, I slept what most people would consider a normal amount. I do not appreciate having political nightmares only to wake for spatch to tell me the latest news. Having no garden to cultivate, I walked around and photographed flowers.



The latest of the different colors of roses to bloom in shifts in our driveway.



I have no idea what these pale lanterns belong to. I worried a little from their tangle of pods, but they seem at least not to be an invasive swallow-wort. [edit] Per asakiyume, they are yucca and not invasive at all and edible!



The mimosa on North Street has started to bloom. I sent my mother pictures. The little one in her yard—a gift this spring from my father—is thinking about it.



An utterly unperturbed rabbit.



These hydrangeas filled a street corner in such shade that their blue seemed to saturate the air around it, so I dove in.



I felt for this sign.



I didn't recognize this flower, either, an entire clump of them waving at the corner of a yard. [edit] Gaillardia, according to pameladean and aurumcalendula.



These irises seemed worthy of comment.



So did these.



The bucket loader parked at the top of our street is not unattractive when not waking everyone up.

Like everyone else, I am in sincere sympathy with this panel of Calvin and Hobbes.

Comments

[asakiyume]

The pale lanterns are yucca! And edible.

[sovay]

The pale lanterns are yucca! And edible.

Oh, my God! I've seen yucca before, but I've never seen it blooming! Thank you!

[minoanmiss]

Thank you for the flowers.

*uses icon hopefully*

[sovay]

*uses icon hopefully*

*hugs*

Thank you. I was glad to see so many flowers: I realized I had started to worry they had all just baked out during the heat wave.

[gwynnega]

I like the red-and-yellow mystery flower!

[sovay]

I like the red-and-yellow mystery flower!

I'm hoping someone will tell me what it is!

[aurumcalendula]

Those are lovely photos - thank you for sharing them!

[sovay]

Those are lovely photos - thank you for sharing them!

You're welcome! Thank you!

[pameladean]

I'm pretty sure it's blanket flower, Gaillardia.

Also, I think the irises are actually fancy day lilies.

P.

[sovay]

I'm pretty sure it's blanket flower, Gaillardia.

Thank you. That does look right.

Also, I think the irises are actually fancy day lilies.

Oh, well.

[pameladean]

When plant breeders get the bit between their teeth, it can become much harder to identify things.

P.

[oracne]

Thank you for the soothing photos!

[sovay]

Thank you for the soothing photos!

You're welcome! I'm glad to be able to. I like living somewhere things flower.

[umadoshi]

So many lovely flowers! And oh my gosh, that photo of the sign and its surroundings. ^^;

[aurumcalendula]

I think the red and yellow flowers might be gaillardia? (I saw some at a store today that looked like your photo)

[sovay]

I think the red and yellow flowers might be gaillardia? (I saw some at a store today that looked like your photo)

Nice! Thank you.

[sovay]

So many lovely flowers! And oh my gosh, that photo of the sign and its surroundings.

I suppose it's possible the kids who live there just can't drive.