Clouds, flowers and Raindrops

This past week was hot and humid with some beautiful clouds and rain followed by a much cooler sunny weekend.



One of my favorite things about butterfly weeds is how they hold on to raindrops.



My rose of sharon is growing up through the trees.



I was looking up at the trees when I first noticed the blooms.



I have different varieties that haven't bloomed yet and are still much lower in shrubs.



This weekend had some wispy clouds.



I've enjoyed over the past 10 to 15 years watching this garden grow and expand.



The house is around the corner from me and they started with a small trip around the edge of the property.



Each year they added another strip until the majority of the yard is a beautiful perennial border.



On one side of the house they have a mix of flowers and a vegetable garden.



After finishing a father's day brunch I made for Bill we walked around the block and it was nice seeing how well the garden was doing this year.



Nice to have a cool enough day to walk.