More random shots from the garden today. Bama Bell is the first daylily, Court Magician is next.
 
Tiger Lilies are below. They have been great this year.

The next daylily is named Inner Destiny

Miss Jessie is the name of the last daylily, a tall spider.

Rosie Joy likes June Bugs. When we go out for the last time each night, the June Bugs are flying around, mostly just above the grass when Rosie has a great view of them. She jumps, pounces, and often crunches them down before I can react. They don't seem to be bad for her, but I don't encourage eating bugs, either. Believe me, I'm tempted because her appetite is so poor, but I'd much rather her eat her dog food.

She is doing better eating her food. Right now she is eating a combination of a canned food consisting mainly of beef and rice and Science Diet dry food. No more stomach problems and she has plenty of energy. I'm be rather glad when the June Bugs are gone.

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It was a nice calm day here. Those are rather rare here in Oklahoma where the "wind comes sweeping down the plain".  No kidding, we do have wind most of the time. On the bright side, a breeze can make warm temperatures feel more tolerable and smog is almost non existent because it gets blown away. Still, when we have a calm day, it is rather nice. It sure makes taking pictures easier. The first four shots are in the back garden, and the last two are in front.

I have some kind of rash on my face and neck and I haven't figured it out what it is at this point. I suppose I could be allergic to something in the garden but I don't have a clue. I do hope I can figure it out soon because I don't want to live with this itchy blotchy face forever.

Rosie Joy is doing so much better and she is eating the food that the vet suggested. Not a lot, but she is eating regularly. I suppose she will always be on the thin side, but that is okay as long as she is happy and has lots of energy, which she does.

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Find of the Day: Wind Speeds of US Cities Compared

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Pandoras Box is the name of this charming daylily above. The daylilies below are Chance Encounter.

Wild Horses is the daylily below. It is a new one for me this year and I really like it.

The name of the daylilies in the next picture is Strawberry Candy.

I don't know the name of the deep pink daylily below. They are small, prolific, and beautiful, I think. I call them Little Gems for the want of the registered name.

The last daylily is also one I do not know the proper name for, but I call it Savannah Sun.

Rosie Joy was quite sick Friday night and Saturday. She had diarrhea and threw up everything she
ate for about 4 meals. Saturday morning we took her to the vet. Our regular vet wasn't there on Saturdays, so we
went to one closer to where we live now. I think he is going to be our vet from
now on. I liked him and we got a lot of good information from him, as well as some tangible help.

First he ruled out some serious illnesses, then finally decided that it was probably what we had been feeding her. It turns out that the food we had given her the last three days or so was too rich, especially since she was eating fairly good amount. Her appetite has been so poor and she is so thin that we've been trying everything to get some food down her. I thought I had finally found something she liked for more than one meal in a row, --  "Iams"
nuggets soaked in rich chicken broth and chicken.  Anyway, evidently a change like that in a dog's diet can throw some of them into "Gastritis," I think he said . Sometimes it can even be severe, with dogs that have delicate digestive systems. Anyway, we have medication and a plan of action outlined by the vet, so I feel better about it now. She is feeling better today.

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Find of the Day: Eight Good Bugs

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 The flowers in the first picture are hardy hibiscus. Like the daylilies, the blooms of  hibiscus lasts just one day. It was in the high nineties today... way too hot. By the end of a day
like that the garden looks stressed. Things are fresh and pretty in the
morning, though, which is when I do my work outside and when I take
pictures. In the second picture are tiger lilies, shasta daisies, gloriosa daisies and more hibiscus in the back.

Does anyone know why on some Xanga sites it states that you have 15 minutes when it is possible to edit comments, and some sites do not allow edits on comments at all? Another Xanga question: What is "cut tag," the new icon on our editor tool bar, and how do you use it? Anybody know?

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Find of the Day: Amazing Ballgirl Catch

An Incredible story of Courage:
There recently was a death of a 98 year old lady named Irena Sendlerowa. During WW II, Irena got permission to work in the Warsaw Ghetto as a Plumbing/Sewer specialist. She had an ulterior motive. she knew what the Nazi's plans were for the Jews, (being German).

Irena smuggled infants out in the bottom of the tool box she carried, and she carried in the back of her truck a burlap sack (for larger kids). She also had a dog in the back, that she trained to bark when the Nazi soldiers let her in and out of the ghetto. The soldiers of course wanted nothing to do with the dog, and the barking covered the kids/infants noises.

During her period and course of doing this, she managed to smuggle out and save 2500 kids/infants. She was caught, and the Nazi's broke both her legs and arms, and beat her severely. Irena kept a record of the names of all the kids she smuggled out,  and kept them in a glass jar, buried under a tree in her back yard.

After the war, she tried to locate any parents that may have survived it, and reunited the family.  Most, of course, had been gassed. Those kids she helped get placed into foster family homes, or adopted.

Last year Irena was up for the Nobel Peace Prize. . . she lost! Al Gore won, for a slide show on Global Warming. Read More Here

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By popular demand -- Rosie Joy today.

More random photos from the garden today

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Find of the Day: Pretty Blue Planet

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Just a few random pictures from the garden today.

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This is undoubtable daylily season, but I do have other lilies blooming right now, too. The first three pictured below are classified as Orienpets, a cross between Trumpet lilies and Orientals. The first is named Silk Road, the next is American Heritage. American Spirit is the third. The last picture has the old fashioned Tiger Lilies in the middle of a rather wild assortment of flowers. 

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Find of the Day: Random Title Generator

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At this point, I don't recall what I've posted and what I haven't. Lots more, I suspect that I haven't posted, but instead of waiting to get things all organized, I'm just choosing some random photos taken recently in the garden.

From top to bottom and left to right the lilies are Patchwork Puzzle, Beautiful Edging, Chevron Spider, Bonanza, Spacecraft Stirrups, Gentle Shepherd, and the last is Bright Sunset.

It's been a long stretch of being very busy -- some very difficult things to get through and some very enjoyable. I work a little every day trying to get Mother's affairs straightened out. It is probably pretty simple compared to the usual things one faces when someone dies, but I have never been the executor -- or the equivalent -- of an estate before, and there is a lot I don't know. Actually, my husband takes care of most of our financial affairs, and so there is a lot I don't know -- period. I know, I know, I really should make it a project to learn about our investments, etc. But it is so easy to just let it slide and say I'll get to that later. There are so many other things Id rather be doing.

I really enjoyed my friend Kathy's visit. (this is her under the arbor in the picture below. She's been my friend forever -- well, since high school, which seems like forever. We had a good relaxing time really. Played scrabble (and , NO,  I did not win a single game while she was here.) We also watched movies down at Chris's house -- I think twice a day. And of course, we ate. Three of my favorite things to do.

Gill is in the last picture -- isn't she cute? She came over yesterday to see the garden and talk, and we counted that as our June outing. Since the last month has been such an eventful one in our family, it was the kind of thing I needed. When I was younger I managed to balance dozens of things and could take the  complexities of life in stride. Seems as I get older, it takes me longer to bounce back from even fun events that are not part of our usual routine. With mother dying, the funeral, the estate sale, my brother's visit, etc... well, I'm ready for some down time.

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Find of the Day: For those who take life too seriously.

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Time was when most people didn't buy flowers at the nursery. They'd get them from friends. It still happens a lot among gardeners. This crinum lily named Twelve Apostles is one I got from a friend at church.

The bulb, foliage and stems on crinum lilies are bigger than any other plant in the garden. Each scape sports ten to twelve blossoms. Crinums come in colors from white to dark pink, and this striped variety that I think is spectacular. The one clump that I have has sent up seven scapes so far, much better than the other crinums I am familiar with.

I have lots of other lilies -- daylilies -- to show you, but I haven't had time to process them yet. Time for that in the days to come.

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Find of the Day: All Things Fat and Sweet

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Long shots were requested, so here are a few shots taken in the last 24 hours. Click images to see larger size.

I probably won't be posting for a couple of days at least while Kathy is here. Have a great week!

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Find of the Day: Dog Property Laws

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