After the Rain

Sun, low humidity and rain

brings on a profusion

of bloom in the mid-July garden.

Day lilies

Daisies

Butterfly Weed

The garden border at its best.

with a fountain bubbling.

What a wonderful day on the patio!

Before the Rain

Much needed rain is coming tonight.

The blooms are just delightful today.

I thought I'd capture them before the

storm appears and tears or

bruises their petals.

Hibiscus

Nasturtium

Mandevilla

The urn in front with yellow petunias,

umbrella grass, red fuchsia, and

blue summer snapdragons.

The daisies are blooming beyond the 

hydrangea with one blue bloom.

I hope the watering can and its

solar light strings survive 

any winds. We've already 

had to unbend the wires

and repin them to the ground

after they were sprayed 

with the hose.

Everyone needs a drink, regardless.