catching up... for now

so, i got bit by a cleaning bug (still in the midst of it, actually) and have been deep cleaning and purging stuff from my house....  which means this project has gotten shoved to the backburner a bit.
i'm still taking photos (although not daily), and will hopefully get back on track in the next couple of weeks after tackling the office/junkroom and laundry room.

until then, here are some of the shots i took through the rest of may:

136: dragon breath

blooming Dragon's Blood Sedum, S. spurium

134: icelandish

Iceland Poppy, Papaver nudicaule

129/130+: heather's

visited my friend, heather, today and enjoyed some of the beauty she has in her yard...  i couldn't choose which one i liked best, so i decided to post them all...  

Purple Shamrock, Oxalis regnellii

French or Spanish Lavender, Lavandula stoechas

[need to ask what this one is again]

Tall Bearded Iris sp.

Clematis sp.

(she is also the one who gave us the variegated periwinkle that has shown up a time or two.)

127: thyming

Creeping Thyme, Thymus serpyllum

120/121/122: discoveries

a busy saturday followed by a rained out sunday meant that monday was catch-up day, so you get a triple dose post...

 after (finally) pruning back some Nandina, rediscovered these Autumn Joy Sedums that I was sure were long dead.

discovered that these Pleasant White Rhododendron sp. were not actually the same as these...

discovered that Mock Strawberries are growing in the pot with our Bay tree

119: medic!

Black Medic, Medicago lupulina

118: rosy cheeks

a little surprise my husband picked for me~ Rose, Rosa sp.

117: return of happiness

Another specimen from my awesome midwife's yard...  an appropriate choice considering I was there for a postpartum depression follow-up.

Lily of the Valley, Convallaria majalis

116: vetching

Common Vetch, Vicia sativa L.

114: yellow

Yellow Woodsorrel, Oxalis sp.

113: sleepydick

Star-of-Bethlehem, Ornithogalum umbellatum

111: bitty flower

Dianthus gratianopolitanus 'Firewitch'

108: keeping up appearances

Hyacinth, Hyacinthus orientalis

106: another sunset

Azalea, Rhododendron sp. ('George Taber'?)

105: mutant

Creeping Buttercup, Ranunculus repens

104: inside the box

Dianthus gratianopolitanus 'Firewitch'

103: blue

Bluegrass, Poa sp.

102: apple bee

Honey Bee (Apis sp.) on Apple blossom, Malus domestica

101: tree of carnation

Kwanzan Flowering Cherry, Prunus serrulata 'Kwanzan'