Peonies & Birds, Baths and Gardens

The storm didn't get my peonies thank goodness. They were budding out and made it thru without being ruined.

This is the back of one and I thought it was as beautiful from the back as the front.

This year they out did themselves and they were given to me three years ago from someone who was thinning theirs out.

Be sure to click on them to enlarge.

This is the front of it.

From another bush near by. The color is magnificent this year too. Usually they have been a washed out pink. I've feeding them something called BLOOM.


This is our friends garden. I got a couple quick photos.
Con built this arbor for her a couple years ago. her peonies were laying on the ground from the wind and her Roses had lost a lot of flowers. That big tall bush was loaded with pink flowers.

The front plant is some kind of Japanese willow such pretty colors that didn't show here.

She is plagued by Deer tho but uses Liquid Fence spray

We cant keep the water filled in this bird bath.

These Starlings love bathing. So do the blue Scrub jays.

We call it the communal bathing pool.

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Another walk at the Duck pond get me these photos. I want to paint this one or one of the others.

I just cant get enough of these guys.

I loved this view

Lucy Goosie on the right.

Thistle patch.

I thought it was so pretty but the photo doesn't do it justice.

Fair said that if you pick them and spray them with hair spray and hang them upside down to dry they will stay pink and pretty.

As we walked on we came across a Killdeer that ran out from along side the path where some water and rocks were and started running up the sidewalk away from there. Fair said " I wonder if she has some eggs around here somewhere. Lets watch and see if she starts acting like she is hurt."

Lo and behold she runs to the side and lays down and starts acting like she is hurt, flapping her wing.

I got this photo only. She got up as we got closer leading us further away from the spot they had stopped at and did it again. She kept doing this until she thought we were far enough away and then slowly headed back.

We giggled all the way back to the car.

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I am posting less right now as we are spending so much time out in the yard & Gardens weeding, feeding and watering our plants. If I want some more Roses blooming I had to get out there and feed them well.

My Fairy roses are starting to bloom right now and I am hoping they are as spectacular as they were last year.

Con mowed the lawns. I chased away a Deer in our back field. I was mad at myself because I reacted without getting my camera and getting a photo first. But I didn't want it getting used to being in the field and it was half way up to our main garden.

I haven't had much time for doing any Art right now but I do consider my Garden a work of Art.

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