Flower pics before the weather ruins them!

Flowers in my gardens are starting to bloom, and my "grandma" peonies are beautiful this year.  They haven't bloomed since I planted them 3 years ago, but I'll have many flowers this year.  I seperated my bulbs when I planted them, so they're in different places throughout the yard.  They're just starting to open up, so I hope the rainy weather we're suppose to get these next 3 days doesn't beat them up. 

They're such a pretty pink!

Very fragrant hybred lilac bushes.  These two bushes were planted years ago, and never did grow much.  But the flowers are a soft lavendar color, and almost white.  They don't sucker out like the older variety of lilacs, and they bloom late, as my other lilacs, pictured below are all done blooming.  My allergies are acting up this year with the lilac strong smell.  A bad spring for allergies!

Odda's spot where she lays down to watch me work!  She love cool days.  I've been combing and brushing her every other day, filling up a grocery bag each time with loose winter hair!  She is shedding all her winter undercoating hair that keeps her warm in really cold weather. 

This is part of my new project!  Friends (you know her - Connie (Far Side of Fifty) gave us her old swing, as it needs a new canopy and covered cushions.  She decided to get a new one and the framework is just to good to throw away.  So since its raining out today, I think this project will get started today!  I'll keep you up to date how that is going - hope it won't be too difficult to do.

And like several others, pictures of the Showy Ladyslipper.  They are so pretty.

A close up of inside the slipper - isn't it pretty!  I think I need to find some yellow flowers, and I also know where the white ladyslippers are! 

Hope you all have a great Tuesday!  Plans are already in the making for this upcoming weekend, as there is a craft show in our town, so NEED to attend that just to see what everyone is doing.  Don't really need to buy anything!  On Father's Day we went visiting with Steve's sister and brother to visit the Nebraska cousin that was vacationing near Brainerd MN.  Had fun looking a old family pictures and just had a relaxing day.

As I'm typing this, the rain has started to come down hard.  So I will probably have to mow again on the next sunny day = love summer!

Til next time,