Flowers, Cedar Branches And A Roof

Despite suffering from last year's fungal infection, the Rugosa Roses are alive and beginning to bloom:

The new Day Lilies are doing well and I'm still endeavoring to keep them weeded:

While weeding, I disturbed this small toad. He walked to the edge of the grass and then just waited for me to go away:

The heritage yellow Iris began to bloom:

And then burst into full bloom:

But I've been waiting for the store bought Iris I planted last year. Finally, the first flower appeared on a short stalk, almost twice the size of the old fashioned Iris. It was sure dramatic:

The big Mock Orange bush is fixing to bloom any day now:

And the amazing Ninebark's colors have become even brighter than before. The bigger bush is putting out flower buds, so I'll get to see Ninebark flowers soon:

The Elderberries growing in the old silo base take enormous abuse each winter, but they keep springing back. It looks like there will be lots of flowers again this year:

It was time for me to caulk my leaking roof, but I discovered that low hanging cedar branches were in the way. So I climbed up there and used the chainsaw to cut down what I could safely reach:

I threw the cut branches down into the dog yard, covering the dogs' ramp and confusing them. They waited until I moved the branches before coming all the way down in their yard:

I was tired and not wanting to climb up on the roof wearing my leg braces again, so I decided to put off any caulking until another day. Just then, a neighbor stopped by to chat and offered to caulk it for me. He did it quickly and neatly, a much better job than I would have done. I sure have good neighbors: