A flower walk before the storm

Tropical system Beryl was headed back this way after visiting us in an earlier life.  Before the rains came in large drops and then soft and steady patterns, I took advantage of the cloudy skies to do a quick walkabout and shoot some of my flowers.                                                                                                                    


The small violet flowers of clover, so hard to pull up!

Yellow and Orange Lillies and white Foxglove, a bumblebee fav!

Hollyhock in pink and a multi-colored
hydrangea!

Sunflower! an automatic in my garden
and black eyed Susan ready to go. Another one I couldn't pull.  I like flowers with my vegies.

Looking for some Sunshine

It's been a long week of wind and rain. In a weather break yesterday I stepped into the garden to see the sunflowers and zinnias. This morning is quite cool and the sun is still hiding. Maybe this little flower will coax him out.

Vive le Tour!

I give you this sunflower as a toast to the start of the 2009 Tour de France tomorrow. By my count we have 10 American riders on 3 teams: Garmin (6), Astana (3) and Columbia (1). The racing is always great and the scenery gorgeous.