Sunny Day

 I must have been doing one of my random planting actions as I see I have put this ditch lily up in the front yard garden. I must have dug it up down from under the tree where it wasn't working and I guess this is where it lives today. It was a pleasant surprise to see it open.

I had to wait around for the grass to dry out this morning as we got another inch of rain. As I wandered about I caught this shot of the William Baffin rose putting out its second round of blooms. I never got to the dead heading of it yet but it isn't going to wait for me to do it  I did get the back yard mowed in the late morning. I also did my neighbor lady a favor by weed/grass trimming along her back yard fences  It won't help her to sell her house but I know that it bothers her that the other neighbor had not got it done. I will feel those muscles the rest of the day. 

I didn't plant this sage but I do let it grow. The rains are so hard on it as it just won't stand up.  I do have some stakes so I will get it standing better eventually. I didn't have the time to deal with it today. 

The cone flowers have perked up with all the rains but they too have the lean to the right in the front yard. 

 

The day lilies are doing well. It is there time in the season to show off and I like my variety of blooms. 

It is a hot day again after the rainy season. We avoided having flooding in Iowa but all of large and small rivers are really full of water. Our water department in Des Moines is still fighing nitrate runoff problems with the water but things are improving as more rain flushes out the farm fields.We have acceptable levels of nitrate right now and everyone is happy. 

Thanks for stopping by today.