Yesterday afternoon was quite unpleasant with strong gusts of wind stirring up dust and debris all through the valley and limiting visibility. My asthma acted up from all the particles in the air and kept me inside for the afternoon. :( The good thing was that once the low pressure front that was causing all the gusty winds finally crossed into the area, we got a bit of rain. It's so dry in our area we are lucky to see moisture on the ground -- usually you see rain clouds in the sky, but rain drops do not reach the ground.
So when we got up this morning, and it was still raining, it felt so nice and cool. I think everyone loves that smell of rain. :)
I don't get to see this very often in our yard -- rain drops on petals. There's nothing that feels quite as refreshing as seeing cool dew drops on delicate flower petals.
So lovely! *sigh*
While I was admiring the iris, I saw the first rose of my yard. This bush is planted really close to the foundation of the house and well protected. This particular bloom was so low to the ground, I almost missed it. It definitely cannot be seen from the street at all behind all the pale blue irises. I think this is called "First Prize". It produces huge, richly saturated magenta/deep hot pink colored flowers with lots of petals with a nice fragrance. Here, this one's looking a little bit frost damaged along the tips of the petals.
Our wistera vine was hit by the late frost when it was loaded with bud clusters. T_T At least, a few dozen clusters had survived and they are still blooming while the vine started to leaf out. I love the combination of reddish/brownish green leaves against the purple.
Now that the days are consistently hot, the cannas have started growing vigorously. I planted some dwarf marigold seeds around the periphery of the pot and you can see the tiny seedlings starting to appear. Once the canna leaves reach good size, I will remove those cat-deterrent sticks. *can't wait*
So when we got up this morning, and it was still raining, it felt so nice and cool. I think everyone loves that smell of rain. :)
I don't get to see this very often in our yard -- rain drops on petals. There's nothing that feels quite as refreshing as seeing cool dew drops on delicate flower petals.
So lovely! *sigh*
While I was admiring the iris, I saw the first rose of my yard. This bush is planted really close to the foundation of the house and well protected. This particular bloom was so low to the ground, I almost missed it. It definitely cannot be seen from the street at all behind all the pale blue irises. I think this is called "First Prize". It produces huge, richly saturated magenta/deep hot pink colored flowers with lots of petals with a nice fragrance. Here, this one's looking a little bit frost damaged along the tips of the petals.
Our wistera vine was hit by the late frost when it was loaded with bud clusters. T_T At least, a few dozen clusters had survived and they are still blooming while the vine started to leaf out. I love the combination of reddish/brownish green leaves against the purple.
Now that the days are consistently hot, the cannas have started growing vigorously. I planted some dwarf marigold seeds around the periphery of the pot and you can see the tiny seedlings starting to appear. Once the canna leaves reach good size, I will remove those cat-deterrent sticks. *can't wait*
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