ABC Wednesday and
Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day
F is for flowers
The northeast corner of Mississippi, USA zone 7
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| Ruby-throated Hummingbird |
When I was photographing the Hummingbirds, I discovered a few late blooms on the Wisteria.
I have eight feeders filled with sugar-water to entice them to stay in my garden.
The Cypress Vine is just beginning to bloom. I love the tiny flowers and feathery leaves!
The Phlox has been a steady bloomer this Summer.
Bush Morning Glory is a shrub that has larger blooms than a Morning Glory Vine.
A Begonia in a hanging basket on my porch
Turk's Cap is a favorite of the Sulphur Butterflies!
I think this Gladiolus is the last of the season.
Althea, Rose of Sharon
The Butterfly Milkweed is putting on a second flush of blooms!
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Award for Hope, Courage, and Perseverance in the Garden goes to...
… a volunteer Petunia growing in the rough ground near the well house. We have our own deep well, and we had to have the pipes pulled up to replace the electric pump (over a 150 feet straight down). The heavy machinery used to do the job really tore up the ground. I thought I would wait until Spring to get flowers growing there again, but this Petunia had a better idea!
May you find Hope, Courage, and Perseverance in your garden, too!
Happy Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day!
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...gorgeous collection, the hummingbird is wonderful.
ReplyDeleteAwww, I love flowers that pop up as wonderful surprises! Gifts from God!
ReplyDeleteHello, love the hummer and beautiful flowers. Lovely post. Happy Wednesday, enjoy your day!
ReplyDeleteEverything is just lovely. And what a great shot of the butterfly. We are definitley having a butterfly year here.
ReplyDeleteA nice variety of beautiful flowers.
ReplyDeleteThe hummer was good to pose for you!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, especially that little volunteer petunia. I’ve seen them in sidewalk cracks near flower planters. Loved your hummingbird, too. A treat.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, the hummingbird shots are spectacular as are all your beautiful blooms. Your volunteer petunia is giving us all a good lesson in Hope, Courage, and Perseverance. Happy GBBD!
ReplyDeleteYour garden is beautiful, Lea! Love your hummingbird pics!
ReplyDeleteYour hummingbird photos are amazing. Thanks for sharing and happy GBBD!
ReplyDeleteA raccoon has discovered my hummingbird feeder on the back deck. He will turn it up and drink all of the syrup. We are trying to figure out how to run him off but nothing has worked so far. His sweet tooth is driving me crazy.
ReplyDeleteJeannie@GetMeToTheCountry
I want to grow every flower you've photographed.
ReplyDeleteHappy GBBD! Your pics of the hummers are fantastic!
ReplyDeleteI love flower capture.
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful all those flowers and colors, what a joy to look at
ReplyDeleteHave a splendid, ♥-warming ABC-Wednes-day / -week
♫ M e l d y ♪ (ABC-W-team)
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Wow, that first shot is a stunner!
ReplyDeleteThe first shot with hummingbird is brilliant ,lovely shot of all flowers .
ReplyDeleteHappy Gardening.
Your garden is looking lovely for the month of August Lea and I love the hummingbird! It is rare that we see them here and whenever I do, I can never get to a camera in time. Your first photo capture is amazing and bloom photos are beautiful too! Happy Bloom Day and thanks so much for sharing!
ReplyDeleteNice flowers, Lea. I do like the perseverance of the little Petunia. I have some coming up where they were never even planted. Seeds on the wind and the birds
ReplyDeleteMy intro topic!
ReplyDeleteLove the hummingbird, it’s so hard to get pictures of them!
ReplyDeleteSo many pretty blooms , birds and butterflies for you in August ! Happy bloom day!
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