Last night we had a rain storm and this morning all sorts of new flowers appeared. I was happy to see the 3 spot lily, also called the Sego Lily. It's always welcome in the garden.
I as not pleased to see the asters. The folklore says that the aster is the "last flower of summer." Since summer just started a few days ago, I hope the folklore is wrong. The other local saying about asters is they predict the coming of fall...six more weeks of summer and then fall is in the air. Last year the asters started blooming on 2 July...this year on the 6th. I hope that fall does not arrive on the 17th of August! Way too early!!!
I call this yellow bloom a "Susan." I only like this flower when it's over the hill, like this one is. There's something whimsical and delightful with the "older" bloom that cannot be found in the more "organized" bloom of a few days ago.
The coneflower is starting to mature. It still does not have the teeny-tiny yellow flowers that are smaller than a period, but they will show up soon.
A guest showed up a while back and asked where are all the flowers--I don't see any. I pointed to the front garden and said "They are in there"...at first blush, all you see are the tall grasses; but if you look closely, the flowers are there, hiding in plain sight.
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