Open and shut case

Minds of their own. One flower opens, I saw while driving my dear wife Karen to her morning shift, while its close neighbors declare not yet.

Big cover up front

Kitchen, covered. The tall white-flowered plant up front took its turn in our blooming parade of May. We like the natural shade it gives our kitchen this time of year.

Colorful corner

Thick and rich. My dear wife Karen’s front-yard gardening has hit a home run this spring in the right-hand corner, with a great variety of her favorites coming in strong. I stand and admire on my way to the car in the driveway, every time.

Feeling blue

Good greeting from outdoors. I like to look to the left before I step outside during this stretch of almost-autumn. That burst of blue blooms on the tall plants makes me happy. Bright spot. Still looks good mixed with the white blooms on the outside, too.

Sneaky Susans

The wanderers. It amused me greatly when I spied rogue Black-eyed Susans that had managed to spread from the main bunch at the front corner that borders our yard with the neighbor’s to a spot yards off at the base of their foundation. I hope they are feeling free and fancy.

Single, ready to mingle?

Peek-a-boo. The one daisy that pokes up this summer at the corner of our front stoop looks, to me, a little lonely. My dear wife Karen agrees. She’s already strategizing the best spot among our backyard plants for a fall transplant.

High and proud

Thick and rich. Our front-yard Rose of Sharon bush sprung big and mighty this summer. The white blossoms on the right share space with the violet purple flowers at left, for which I hold a special affection.

Next up in the rotation

Bountiful blossoms. The patch next to our driveway where our annual crop of black-eyed Susan’s sprout was well-trampled this spring by workers replacing our wooden fence. The ground looked so flat, in fact, that my dear wife Karen and I wondered if the flowers had survived. This summer’s crop tells us yes, indeed.

Good cover

Thick and rich, When this front plant decides its time to bloom, our kitchen window becomes an afterthought. Great cover, indeed.