I have been out in the garden again ... very early mornings, or late evenings because of the heat ... I have a feeling we  are going to have a very hot summer ...

My roses are beginning their second bloom,,,

I don't have as many blooming as in early Spring 2012 but they are still quite striking

I have several bulbs coming up, this is one I had thought had died...an Amaryllis that is about 10 years old (the kind you get at Christmas and plant in a pot and watch grow to ginormous size), well, it is still really big ... has two blooms, and takes about 12 in. of space across, and is almost 3 ft tall ...

a very showy plant that my Mother gave me one Christmas ... after it got really spinney looking  when the weather permitted I planted it outside, and it has re bloomed every year since with little or no care :-)

This is a photo of one of our rosebushes; I took it after I had watered late one evening, it was actually almost dark ... I used a flash, and was really impressed with how the photos turned out! (One of those wonderful happy accidents that are so appreciated in photography!)

Looks almost fairytale like :-) the effect is from the water on the plant, the flash, and the soft movement due to a slight breeze, I doubt I can duplicate these shots, they just sort of happened!!!

Another one of those wonderful happenings ... when you snap the photo at just the right time ... the bird turned out so majestic looking!!!

Do you see him??? Yes the Baby Rabbit is still here, and getting really big
I am so happy he returned ... I know it is the same one because he immediately
went to his favorite sleeping spot the day he returned, and uses it daily!

He is so much fun to watch, he has no name we just call him Mr.Rabbit yes, he is a he ... he has

a lady rabbit friend that comes to visit, and they can be hilarious ... on Memorial

Day they were running around the yard like crazy ... he was pursuing her, and she

was acting coy...then as he would approach she would be off and running ... it even

startled the birds that were in the yard ... I never knew rabbits could run so fast...

I'm pretty certain it was some sort of mating game, I made a little film of the chase

and want to add music to it ... a slapstick sort of thing ...they were so cute, so funny,

so innocent ... animals are such a joy ...

Arita :-)