Mostly about S, S, and S

...or the Stargazer Lily, the black-eyed susan (which we lovingly call "lazy susan"....), and the sunflower, all of which are in full bloom this weekend. It appears that I've come back to Rochester just in time to catch all of these (or at least the lily) at their best -- and boy, am I glad to be back! I can't wait to get started on doing my own work again, and am really that I can do so when it's so nice here at home. The Stargazers are really really fragrant, especially when the sun goes down. The window fan blows wonderfully scented air in the evenings....it's a real joy! The only con is that the lilies are top-heavy and tend to fall over even though we stake them. But.....straightening them back up constantly is a small price to pay for breathing in such heavenly fragrance every evening.



Yup, you can tell I kind of like these flowers, can't you?



Oh, and the susans and the sunflowers are really nice too, bright and yellow and cheerful. By a happy coincidence, they're right next to each other, just like how the yellow cosmos and the helenium are together, giving this impression of being all part of a plan! :) Of course, we're thrilled with how smart we sometimes are without even trying :)).



The larkspurs are also turning out much nicer than we thought they would be just a few weeks ago, and the phlox is charming, especially since we weren't expecting so many subtle variations in colour.