What's blooming ?

 Happy Wednesday!

I wish everyone a happy month of June!  These are some images of the blooms around my yard and on our deck.

The rhododendron blooms are coming to an end now, but this is how they looked in peak bloom.

The Siberian Irises are one of my favorites.

The White waterlilies are looking beautiful, the little pond is crowded with the lily pads.

A few species of Clematis in our yard, the blooms are beautiful.  They are different shades of purple.  

I am not sure if this is called Deborah Dahl Clematis

I think the clematis is Jackmanni. 

I like this Tickseed, Coreopsis it is a new plant this year in our yard.

On our deck, I always like to have some plants that the hummingbirds and butterflies enjoy, below are the hibiscus, salvia and a pot of zinnias.

Another new plant we bought this year is called Catmint- Walker's Low

Wyatt is growing quickly, such a cutie! 

What growing in your garden?  Have a great day and week ahead!  

Thanks for your visits and comments! 

Happy Thankful Thursday!

 Happy Thursday everyone!

 I am sharing some of the plants and blooms around our yard.
The rhododendrons are blooming like crazy, the Clematis is looking beautiful and the Siberian Iris are looking lovely too.  It seems most of our blooms are purple colors, one of my favorite colors beside blue.  

I am linking up with Lydia of Where the Wild Things Were and the Favorite Fotos linky.

"May your day be blessed with an abundance of peace, love and gratitude. 

"Peace begins with love and respect."

 I have 3 hummingbird feeders setup around the garden and yard, they are close to the butterfly bush and irises. 

One of the bigger bull frogs near our pond, one day I saw 3 of these frogs sitting around our little pond. 

 The clematis is very pretty on our fence, one of my favorite vine plants.  The photos do not show just how pretty this color really is in person. 

 I would like to see the whole fence covered with this clematis below. It looks beautiful. 

This clematis is a different species growing at the edge of our driveway. 

  "May all beings everywhere, be happy and free."

I am thankful to see all these pretty blooms around our yard. 

I can not figure out why my camera shows our rhododendrons as being more pinkish,  they are really more of a light purple or lavender color. 

This photo below shows more of the actual color of our rhododendrons.

I always like including a bird on my post, this is the female Red-bellied Woodpecker.  She is a daily visitor to my yard.   

My sky shot for the day, white puffy clouds seen above my yard. I think we have had more cloudy days than sunny lately, I am thankful for the sunshine whenever it appears.. 

Just wondering, how is the shopping in your area? Are you finding everything you want and need? I am thankful so far we have everything we need. One thing I can not find for a few weeks now is yeast.  I wanted to try a bread recipe and I can not find yeast anywhere.  Some things like the disinfectant wipes and some cleaning supplies have never been in stock.  Luckily we had these in stock at home. 

My latest books are:
Jacqueline Winspear's Elegy for Eddie, the Maisie Dobbs series # 9
Breath of Scandal by Sandra Brown 
The Cuckoo's Calling the 1st in the Cormoran Strike series by Robert Galbraith a pseudonym J.K.Rowling


I hope everyone is staying safe, happy and healthy! I am always thankful hubby and I are both doing well!


I am always thankful for your visits and the comments.



Live simple and be happy!  😊 Spread peace, joy & happiness!


Thank you Michelle for hosting Thankful Thursday. 
Thank you to Yogi the host of   Skywatch Friday


Thanks so much for visiting and for your nice comments on my previous post. Have a happy day!

Thankful Thursday

Happy Thursday, wishing everyone a great day!

What's prettier than birds and blooms, we have plenty around the yard now. I still have many trip photos to share but I wanted to share my backyard blooms, moon photo and some birds. I hope you enjoy.

The moon on May 26th

"Three things can not be long hidden: the sun, the moon and the truth." Buddha

Our crazy House Wren controls our yard, he chases away any bird that comes near.

The clematis is blooming nicely.

"The earth laughs in flowers."  by Emerson

Our rhododendrons are looking beautiful too.

"Where flowers bloom so does hope". Lady Bird Johnson

We picked out some annuals that the hummingbird and maybe the butterflies will like: top left is a Dahlia that reminds me of the red and white peppermints, the red Salvia, bottom left is a new plant for us is called upright Fuchsia and lower right my favorite Lantana.

I enjoy watching the sky and pretty clouds shapes. This photo was taken while walking on our local fire road. 

I am thankful for our local nursery, they have a great selection of perennials and annuals. 

I am thankful for the pretty flowers.
I am thankful for all your visits and comments. 

Thank you Michelle for hostingHappy Monday, enjoy your day and new week! Thankful Thursday

Thank you to the hosts of   Skywatch Friday

Thanks so much for visiting and for your nice comments on my previous post. Have a happy day!

Bushkill Falls

Happy Thursday,


At the end of June, hubby and I visited East Stroudsburg Pennsylvania and the Delaware Watergap. The area is known for it's many waterfalls. On our first day we went to the Bushkill Falls, this is the only waterfalls where you pay an entrance fee. It was worth paying the fee, this waterfall and hike was awesome. There are a lot of steps, going up and down. I felt like I got a work out. Here are some of my photos from the Bushkill Falls, I included a couple of Baltimore Oriole photos, showing the sky for more Skywatch entry.


My pretty sky and a couple of Baltimore Orioles sitting in the tree tops at Bushkill Falls.

Our view of the Bushkill Falls.

There were many Rhododendrons growing along the trails.

The boardwalk trail at Bushkill Falls.

More pretty Rhododendrons.

My thankful list for today:

I thank you for visiting and your comments.
I am thankful for my health, I able to go on these hikes.
I am thankful for my blogging friends like Linda of The Beauty Around Us, it was her blog post that I found out about this area and  these waterfalls.



I hope you enjoyed my post and photos.  Thanks so much for visiting and for your nice comments. Have a happy day!

Thank you Michelle for hosting. Thankful Thursday

Thank you to the hosts of   Skywatch Friday

Birds & Blooms

I am linking up with Today's Flowers  and  Our World Tuesday


I have been so happy with the Clematis this season. There have been so many blooms. I have three species and each one is gorgeous. These are some shots of my pretty Clematis blooms and of course I have to throw in some of my pretty yard birds. 

Other favorites in my yard are the irises and the Stella D'oro daylilies. The rhododendrons looked gorgeous filled with purple blooms. I guess you can tell purple is my favorite color for flowers.

Above, I watched a juvenile Tufted Titmouse. It was sitting on a branch waiting for the parent to come back with food. Also included above are the irises and clematis that I love.

I hope you enjoy my birds and blooms, they are definitely some of my favorites.
To see more beautiful flowers and photos please visit Today's Flowers  and Our World Tuesday.
Thanks to the host of Today's Flowers and to the hosting groups of Our World Tuesday. Also, thanks for the visit to my blog. I hope everyone has a great week ahead.