Flowers

The rain has finally stopped, though everything is still soggy. The yard needs some clean-up, but I wanted to share a few flower pictures--so, pardon the wild overgrowth!


I have a fence covered with Rambler roses--they will get some pretty severe pruning when the blooming is done.

My Asian dogwood is blooming, too.

Some roses (other than the Ramblers) as well.

Candyland

Aperitif

Night Owl

My peonies are just beginning to bloom. Here are a couple of them.

Our hot water heater is repaired--YAY!  Thursday, we will take delivery of a washer and dryer. We will wait for Memorial Day sales for the deep freeze. The furnace controller will have to wait a bit, but we won't be needing it soon, so that's okay.


The basement still needs a bit more clean-up, but we are making progress. Thanks for all the kind words from readers about the flooding mess--I appreciate you.

Blooms

I am working on several quilting projects, but I thought I'd switch up this post to show you some blooms.


Several years ago (6 or 7), I planted peonies. I never saw a sign of them in the intervening years, but this year:

I made a map of where I planted the different types, but after several years of no growth, it felt like a schematic to a graveyard, and I tossed it. So now, I don't have the names, but the flowers are beautiful and fragrant nonetheless!



I planted rambler roses a couple of years ago along the backyard fence, and they are just now coming into their own. The picture looks a little washed-out (it was very sunny), but here they are at the beginning of their blooms:

And a close-up:

Finally--This Candyland rose bush isn't thriving, but it always manages a few spectacular blooms each year:

I wish the blog had a "smell" feature--all of these are wonderfully scented. Enjoy the blooms!