Quenched Thirst

Romie came in the house this afternoon and mentioned that I'd better check the green beans because he saw some that were picking size, so I went out to pull beans. As I was out there, I saw some new blooms had opened, so I went back into the house for the camera.

Just thought I'd share with you. Notice anything?

Oriental Lily (Lilium orientale 'Corrida')
Planted last fall, these are the first blooms in my garden.


Longiflorum-Asiatic (L.A.) Hybrid Lily (Lilium 'Samur')


Daylily (Hemerocallis Hybrid by L. Wolfe - not yet registered)
I got this last year from Lana Wolfe, who is a hybridizer in Ft. Wayne, IN. It's not yet registered, so she said I could call it whatever I wanted. I named it 'Lovely Lana' but that name already belongs to a registered daylily! With over 58,000 registered cultivars in the American Hemerocallis Society's database, it's not surprising that the name was taken.
This thing is HUGE, measuring nearly eight inches across.


Watermelon blossom (Citrullus lanatus 'Quetzali')


Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)


Wood Sorrel (Oxalis regnellii)


Clematis (Clematis 'Avant-Garde')


Spiderwort (Tradescantia ohiensis)


Lupine (Lupinus polyphyllus)

There's RAIN in the heartland!

And this time I did the happy dance - IN THE RAIN.

Not a major downpour, and it looks like we'll have to be satisfied with three-quarters of a inch for now. But we are ever so grateful for all favors, great or small.