Friday Flowers

Meet the Creeping Zinnia

Before anyone thinks that I am a plant and flower expert, I want to be very clear. I am not. Not a bit. I can recognize roses, tulips and lilacs and at least a few dozen more usually found garden flowers, but with anything slightly more challenging I'm at a loss. I'd never heard of the creeping zinnia above, and when the friend I was with said it was a Gerber daisy, I thought that sounded somewhat plausible. But since photographing flowers has become my latest avocation I did what everyone now does for enlightenment, I got an app. I downloaded Plantsnap, and now I can correctly identify what I'm snapping.  There is a paid premium version -- isn't there always! -- but so far I'm happy with the free version. 

I knew this was hydrangea, but glad to have

 the confirmation from Plantsnap. Isn't the color fabulous!

We're still in the heart of lily season and they are beautiful this year. I hope to be able to post at least a few more weeks of them.

I've managed to push the "Blehs" back into the corner. They do seem to emerge often these days and some days it's more difficult than others to get them out of the center of my thoughts. I don't wish them on the rest of my Buttercupland family, but it was comforting to be reminded that pandemic days are tough times for all of us. My goal is to keep occupied with useful and worthwhile activities and there are still some days when I give myself an A+ for just getting dressed and making my morning coffee. 

I had some bleh moments this morning,but I pushed on and gave the kitchen a good cleaning and disinfecting, spraying anything possible with Clorox spray. I took that momentum and went on from there. I took part in a long, long text conversation with Weight Watcher buddies now scattered around the country, had several phone calls with friends, got in my walk, "went" to Friday night services via Zoom and figured out Plantsnap. Not bad for a pandemic day. 

Tomorrow we're having a Fourth of July Pink Saturday celebration in red, white and blue. I hope you'll be by to visit. What are your plans for the Fourth?

As ever, thanks for visiting and take good care. Happy Fourth of July!