An Abundance Of Summer Flowers

Two of the four Daylilies I planted last year: Chicago Arnie's Choice on the left and Pink Charm on the right:

And my multicolored Yarrow:

From what I've seen, I've come to believe that the various colors of cultivated Yarrow are grown together and they cross pollinate. That strategy seems to lead to a fascinating array of colors and patterns:

Remember the hardy baby climbing rose I planted beneath the frame which used to hold the farm sign? It is a variety called Darlow's Enigma and has begun to bloom, apparently happy in its new home:

When all the Asiatic Lilies stopped blooming for the year, these two mystery lilies appeared. I don't know what kind they are, but apparently not Asiatic Lilies. They were pretty but didn't last long:

Another of last year's Daylilies, this one called the Frans Hals:

The Rugosa roses have been blooming all summer long, pushing through the fence and filling the air by my back door with their perfume:

And the pale pink hardy rose I planted last year, called Morden Blush, is blooming heavily:

It's relative and neighbor, the Morden Sunrise, is almost as floriferous and twice as colorful:

The newly planted baby rose, called Sevillana, has so many flowers that I worry it won't have enough energy for roots and leaves. The pink and white rose just below it is called Watercolors Home Run:

The Sunflowers have outdone themselves, some of them now over eight feet tall and blooming rather heavily, though the flowers don't show much in this picture. It has certainly been a summer of flowers this year!

A Walk At Clear Pond - Part 2

I was walking the trail along Clear Pond, in the White Hill Wild Forest, with my friend, Evelyn, and all our dogs (see also Part 1, posted yesterday). The pooches were having a grand time as we explored the shoreline:

After each trip to the pond, we'd return to the main trail and walk farther into the forest to find the next water access point:

 Steeplebush was blooming, and this one was next to a lovely White Pine:

Little Clover and Daphne ran along the water at the next shoreline site we visited:

And Seamus waded right in:

Peekaboo:

Seamus, Daphne and Jack kept cool:

And Clover tiptoed through the wildflowers (mostly Spotted Knapweed and Queen Anne's Lace):

Clover and Daphne checked out the waterlilies:

And I snapped a photo of this lovely scene with Bullhead Lilies, Pickerlweed and Steeplebush:

We headed back to our car and drove the short distance to a camping area:

There, we again headed for the shoreline of Clear Pond, where Meadowsweet and Common St. Johnswort were blooming prolifically:

We explored a lovely clearing beside the water, the dogs again got wet, and then Evelyn called them back toward the car. We had six happy dogs and two happy people: