The little climbing rose, called Darlow's Enigma, is living beneath the former farm sign framework but certainly hasn't grown much:
The other five new roses have more sun in their spot near the county road, and they seem to be doing better:
The Mock Orange bush never reached its full potential this year, but I'm not complaining - it was still beautiful:
The Ninebark bush truly outdid itself this year:
I was mowing the lawn on the north side of the house when I noticed this lovely scene and stopped to take a photo of it:
Alas, that's when I noticed that the Prairie Rose flowering crab tree has got some kind of disease again this year. It has almost no leaves left:
My crowded little Iris and Lily garden is so full of plants that it's a wonder any of them can live. One Oriental Poppy is blooming this year and the Blue Sea Holly is going gangbusters:
The old fashioned rose I started with a shoot from a bigger rose began to bloom nicely:
And the white Peonies were spectacular:
There was also one red single Peony which I planted two years ago:
I often take pictures of nice dawn skies, but this one may top them all. I was putting the little horses out in their corral just after 5:00 AM when I saw this sky:
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