Lightening and Rain.......

 

Having hollyhocks is such a great thing. This there second year for blooming and there are more of them than last year. 

It is such a special old fashioned flower. I have so many friends that are proudly displaying photos on their Facebook pages. I am limited to one color at this point but I have yet to find others to spread in there. My brother in California is growing some great maroon colors. 

 My smaller yellow lily is blooming now. I have a larger yellow one that still in its budding stage.

This lily grows in a weedy area that I need to work on. My neighbor is very sick and won't be back to weed his side so I will hit the whole area soon. I hit the water grass problem already but I need to return and deal with lots of other unwanted things growing there. It was too weedy for the columbine to bloom or at least I never saw them bloom. 

I was out this morning moving all the new growths of zinnia around into a better order.  They came up into clumps and I could lift them with a trowel quickly in the wet soil.  Unfortunately it started to be a little rainy and lightening strikes were hitting.  I quit and I will return on another couple of days before I get all those zinnias transplanted.  It was too wet to mow my own yard today in the back and that is good as I needed to heal up from yesterday. My wife is better as she is back in her studio painting. It isn't for long hours but that she has the desire to get back at it is so great.  Thanks for stopping by today.