Leedra's Delight Daylily

As I said in the ealier post this one is possibly a cross between Leprechauns Wealth and Happy Returns. It started as a seedling in my yard about 6 years ago, when I had a lot less daylilies and I knew exactly where they were planted. The first year, no blooms, the 2nd year 1 or 2 blooms. Then it just took off, can't be stopped now.
It is an early bloomer and just keeps on blooming. You can see from the buds below it is a very strong bloomer. I need to check into how a person goes about registering a daylily but I haven't.

Condilla and Leedra's Delight daylilies

Well, Condilla (the bright one) came from Oakes Daylilies about 10 years ago. Before I was even going to the festival, for those great bargains.

The light colored one started as a seedling in my yard, and I call it Leedra's Delight. I think it is a cross between Happy Returns and Leprechauns Wealth, due to it's characteristics. But since the bees did the work I am not sure. It is a early bloomer and it just never stops. Daylilies are classified as rebloomers, and this one is, except I don't really see it pause. I have split it and given away to friends. It just comes back thick again. It keeps going like the little pink bunny. God at work again!

Mockingbird

You can tell this Mockingbird is doing what they do best. (Other than chase other birds.)

Dublin Elaine Daylily

Dublin Elaine has a double bloom that is so full, also got this one in 2006 from Oakes Daylilies Festival.

Eastern Bluebird action shots

Eastern Bluebird action shots. No particular order, but they were all taken within a few minutes of each other on June 26, 2008.

Eye-Yi-Yi Daylily

Eye-Yi-Yi catches your eye from all the way across the yard. You can see where this one got it's name. I also got it in 2006 at the Oakes Daylilies Festival.

Happy Birthday to my dear brother Tommy. Even though you don't like flowers, here's to you. I love you! I am even posting earlier than usual because I know how early you arrive in the office. Don't call me I still worked till midnight, I will call you when I get up. Does it make you feel old for Amanda to be 30?

Eastern Bluebirds checking out Tree Swallow's birdhouse

Eastern Bluebird action shots, these photos were taken while this male Eastern Bluebird was trying his best to convince the female Eastern Bluebird to check out this 3 level birdhouse. I think he never even got her to go in any of the openings. They appear to be discussing it, he then tryed to show her the upper level. Then they appear to be discussing it again. Then he shows her the middle level. More discussion, then he proceeds to the bottom level. I left them still discussing it. These were taken in late June, there had already been several families of bluebirds in our yard, so this would have probably been a 2nd or 3rd for the season. I don't know how many pairs of bluebirds we have had this year. Right after this I bought a new bluebird house and they were in it within the week of installation. There are currently eggs in the new birdhouse.
The photo below is my favorite of this group.

Crimson Shadows Daylily

The red daylilies are so hard to keep up which they are. They all look so similiar to me. I think that is why I stay away from them to an extend. This one was the free one from the Oakes Daylilies Festival in 2006. I know the name, because it has not been moved. Once it is moved it will blend in with the rest of my red ones and I won't know it from the rest.

Happy Birthday to my neice Amanda. Can't believe it has been 30 years since you were that precious new life I held in my arms.

Common Buckeye Butterfly

I think the Common Buckeye is beautiful. When we visited the Grand Canyon last year I had seen my first Buckeye the week before leaving on the trip, somebody there made reference to how can people not believe there is a God. I said how can you look at a Common Buckeye and not believe there is a God. Look at those circles outlined with another circle. Another sign of God, it doesn't take the Grand Canyon, just the smallest of small in our own yards.

So Lovely Daylily

From a distance these 2 daylilies appear to be the same one. Notice the difference. The top one is 'So Lovely'. The bottom one was given to me and it seems like the name had Irish in it, but I don't remember it.

Dainty Eyes Daylily

Dainty EyesDaylily is from last year's visit to the Oakes Daylilies Festival. It has been a real good bloomer for me this year. They only get better each year.

Asiatic Lily - Agrippa

These Agrippa Asiatic lilies were in bloom earlier in the spring.

Frances Joiner Daylily

Frances Joiner is one of my new daylilies, such a surprise to already have blooms. This is one of the 11 new varieties I got at Oakes Daylilies Festival in late June. You can tell by the lack of greenery this is in a new section of my daylily flower bed.

Folded Wing Skipper on Variegated Fritillary

It's a skipper, but I am not even going to try to identify which one. Just thought it was an interesting photo with it on top of the Variegated Fritillary.

Silver Run Falls trail

I am not sure if this is going to show up good on your computers or not. Follow the front log to the far left. It looks like a snake head, can even see an indention like a mouth. There is a knot that looks like an eye, and then somebody has cut groves across the top the whole length of the log. You can see the eye a little better in the bottom photo. This log appears to have been the path people used to take to the falls, now there is a bridge a few feet from this.

Bird Eggs

This nest and eggs were in the neighbors carport about a month ago. Never could get close while the babies were there, and never saw a bird sitting. Thought the eggs were pretty. Then Tuesday morning the neighbor said he wanted to show me something in his tomato plants. It was the nest and eggs below. Apparently the same type bird, still haven't seen the bird. Sorry about the quality of the photo, but I only had my 75mm-300mm lens with me at the time, and could not get far enough away to get the shot I wanted. I will return with my standard lens, even if I have to wander through his garden without him. Another one I do not know how to identify. The more we learn, the more questions we have.