Smoke tree blossoms~Today's Flowers 062710

The smoke trees here in our valley are blooming right now and I stopped one afternoon last week to take some photos of them. The usually-gray trees and now covered with dark blue flowers. And, these flowers attract hundreds of bees! I could hardly get close enough to take the close-up photos! ACK! As I recall, they do not bloom for very long, so I'm glad I stopped to take these pics. Today's Flowers for June 27, 2010.

Red and Orange Bird of Paradise and blue sky~Sky Watch Friday 062510

These flowers aren't in my garden. While I DO have some, they aren't blooming right now. These belong to a neighbor and while I was out and around the other day, I stopped to take some pics of them. Aren't they pretty against our blue sky? SkyWatch Friday for June 25, 2010.

Orange flowers~Today's Flowers 061310

These flowers are growing in our daughter's neighborhood and yesterday I was able to finally take a photo of them. I don't know the name of them, but butterflies seem to like them! Today's Flowers for June 13, 2010.

Rose in Lone Pine, CA~Today's Flowers 060510

No, not my rose. As you know, I CANNOT grow roses! But, I admire them and this one, with others, was growing steadily in Lone Pine, CA. Today's Flowers for 060510.