May Endings

Spring rain has been a theme here these last days of May. We also had thunder and an epic lightning show on Thursday night of last week. Epic in that it lit up the surroundings as if it was daytime. It lasted several hours and we had never experienced anything like it before. There was dry thunder, too, if that’s a thing.

It hasn’t been easy getting mowing and weed wacking in since we’ve been dodging the rainy days and waiting for some dryness in between the storms.

Plans are afoot to transfer the pergola/patio structure up onto the deck instead of leaving it below. Before that progresses we needed to pressure wash the deck. One thing leads to another.

Hooray for a clean deck. It has been several years and we were happy the pressure washer stayed on for the job after several cranks to get-er-going. We won’t be giving it a fresh coat of stain this year.

Our plants and weeds are thriving! The pink peony bush tripled in size from last year!

The butterflies especially love this bush, a relative to a lilac?

This clematis looks the best in the 8 years we’ve lived here.

Columbines have taken over!

The yellow ones are the hardiest and pop up in new places every year.

Farewell to May and hello to June.

This will be a busy week into the weekend. We have an Irish Dance Recital Saturday and Sunday to attend with out of town overnighters staying here!

How’s the first week of June shaping up for you?

Today’s Flowers #19 ~ White as Snow…

 

I took these photos of all these beautiful white flowers a couple weeks ago at Molbaks Nursery in Woodinville, Washington. During this Christmas Season they remind me of Christ and His purity from birth till death and what he did for me.

Isaiah 1:18 ~ Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord: though your sins be like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall be like wool.”

Merry Christmas to all…

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Today’s Flowers #16

 

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Today’s Flowers ~ #15

This was another flower I saw on one of my walks last week. I think it’s a variety of hibiscus. After I uploaded these photos I noticed that little ant in the top photo. :0)

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Today’s Flowers #14

 

I saw these hibiscus flowers on one of my walks last week.

 

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Today’s Flowers ~ #13

 

Both of these photos were taken on October 21st in Southern California at a Farm in Moorpark.

 

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Today’s Flowers #11

 

This photo was taken at the Columbia Winery in the State of Washington in late September.

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Today’s Flowers #10

 

I think I was more excited about the green grasshopper than the flowers. The color of the flowers is very delicate, too. I took these on a walk in Willow’s neighborhood last week.

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Today’s Flowers #9

 

Plumeria (common name Frangipani; syn. Himatanthus Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.) is a small genus of 7-8 species native to tropical and subtropical Americas. The genus consists of mainly deciduous shrubs and trees. P. rubra (Common Frangipani, Red Frangipani), native to Mexico, Central America, and Venezuela, produces flowers ranging from yellow to pink depending on form or cultivar. From Mexico and Central America, Plumeria has spread to all tropical areas of the world, especially Hawaii, where it grows so abundantly that many people think that it is indigenous there.

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