Mum and daddy used to take rolls and rolls of super 8 film of their flowers.  I didn't really appreciate that until I had my own garden. Flowers make me so happy and now I want to capture every lovely bloom too!

And when they have sentimental value, I love them even more!  

This yellow rose was a mother's day gift from Katie several years ago.  It gets more beautiful every year...just like Kate!   

 

 I can't really get over these peonies.  They were just opening up here and were loaded with buds.  We took two starts from Kelley's folks place before they sold the house and they are just my favorite!

 This is a pretty white lily Kelley got a start from Marks.   His lilies are incredible. His back yard is a lily paradise.  He has propagated them and made his own varieties.  Each one is named and is neatly marked.

 I'm so tickled with the the vegie garden right now too!  It's so fun to be able to go pick two kinds of lettuce, spinach, and radishes for my daily salad!

 The lilies in the pond are blooming like crazy right now and they are soooooo pretty!  Seriously, just perfect!  

 The bees really like them too!

 Okay, now the peonies are in full bloom! Just in time to make some beautiful arrangements and take some to the cemeteries!

 I love this butter crunch lettuce! And you can see the radishes peeking their little heads out of the ground. 

 The Clematis had it's first bloom today too!

I'm so grateful mum and daddy instilled in me a love for planting, nurturing and growing all kinds of things...especially flowers. They are so perfect and intricate!  I can just imagine the joy that our creators felt as they designed each one so uniquely beautiful.