Raindrops

Ladysmantle always catches the raindrops,

but so do apple blossoms

and lilacs.

I especially love the lilacs,

which are just starting to bloom.

I am linking this post with both Today's Flowers

and Nature Footsteps Waters.

Lady's Mantle

I love the way lady's mantle captures the raindrops.

In the largest raindrops, you can see the reflection of my house!

Watery Wednesday

There was rain, and that means raindrops on the flowers and leaves.

Borage, and lady's mantle

and hibiscus.

This is a hibiscus leaf, and it took me a while to capture the water droplets, but I think it was worth it.

My Garden

I have been showing you all the gardens around town, and not my own.
These are the blossoms of the ladys mantle plant. I should get some of them cut and dried for the winter.

The sweet cecily is going to seed. I sometimes chop some of them into a salad.

The Solomon's seal started in the next yard, but is creeping into mine. I don't see a reason to complain. Neither does Jake - this means the facilities are closer to the back door.

I have no idea what the names of my peonies are - I simply enjoy them, especially with the early morning light streaming through the petals.

I will pull out most of the daisies after they have finished blooming.

Last year, there was some confusion between mullein and lambs ears, so this year, when I found a mullein plant growing right beside the lambs ears, I took photos of the two of them, for comparison.

The lambs ears are blooming. I love the soft hairs!

The chamomile is just starting to blossom.

And these are the first borage blossoms. I bought the seeds once, and now they come up all through the garden. I leave a lot of them to grow, because I love the flowers in salad. Nothing else can add that shade of blue to a salad. The young leaves, when chopped up, taste a bit like cucumber, too.