Okra Flower

Butterfly Kisses

May the wings of the butterfly kiss the sun
And find your shoulder to light on,
To bring you luck, happiness and riches
Today, tomorrow and beyond.
~Irish Blessing

"Butterflies are self propelled flowers." ~ R.H. Heinlein

Don't Fool With Mother Nature

Two bad storms moved through our area last night. I woke
up this morning to three sunflower stalks broken off at the
middle of the stalk :(


Our Jack and the Beanstalk sunflower as I liked to call it was
one of the casualties of the high wind.


This is whats left of the sunflowers that
were knocked over in last night's storms.
At least I have this beautiful bouquet to
enjoy for awhile :)

"After a storm comes a calm." ~ Matthew Henry

Free Food

Sunflowers are not only beautiful, but they attract lots of
birds to our garden. This cardinal was enjoying a midday
snack. I snapped this picture from our backporch with my
long lens.


Wearing it out :)


So many sunflowers so little time.



"No two gardens are the same. No two days are the same
in one garden." ~ Hugh Johnson

Balancing Act

This picture is so cute, I just had to post it. Enjoy!

Summer Day

It's hard to believe that August is upon us!


Two Goldfinches frolicing in the air above our garden. Our
sunflowers make for a tasty treat.


Mama Wren looking for bugs near our back porch.


She is well camouflaged in our decorative rock :) That's
a good thing because we have two outdoor cats.

Cool Dip on a Summer's Day

Our birdbath has been a popular place on these
hot summer days! It's also a great place to snap
a picture or two of birds enjoying a cool dip.