Giant Ammorillas

It's a shame these beauties appear only once a year. I  tried to get a shot of them before they were gone for another year.

Variegated Rose

This is another rose that David planted. It, too, has decreased in size since he is no longer here to care for it. 

Beautiful Male Cardinal

Giant Amaryllis

Maybe I should have titled this post "Heirloom Amaryllis" since these flowers were passed down to us from one of my aunt's  estate. They definitely are of the giant variety and are simply beautiful plants when blooming. It's a shame the bloom frequency is a mere once per year. I tried to capture a shot of them before they deteriorated too much (slugs love them at our house).


We have the giant white amaryllis, also, but nothing compares to this gorgeous shade of red.

House Shopping

We love the bluebirds that nest every year in a house mounted on our privacy fence. We try to help them all we can because they have fierce competition from the sparrows for that house. Pretty Mrs. Bluebird was very patient with me trying to get her picture the day I snapped this shot. Eventually, she said "Enough of you and that camera--I have eggs to hatch," and she went in the house and didn't come back out for a long time.