Entry for July 06, 2006

This friend came up to brighten up my day.  I found her growning along the northeast corner of the house. I always forget how pretty they can be in thier simplicity.  Most often I think of them as weeds, growing in a ditch.  But even there, they can be a really wecome little splash of color.  I thought I might end up with some of these because I had put the bird feeder there and there is always spill over.  I had been concentrating on putting sunflower seeds in it to attract the pair of cardinals that (I think) live in the cedars between the houses.  Hopefully one of these days I will get a pic of them, or of the blue jay that visits.

I have been starting to plan what flowers I am going to plant out front and along the sides.  I am putting in coneflowers for sure, purple and white.  I want a crepe myrtle, some iris, some tulips, four o'clocks and cosmos. A couple of roses.  I am leaning toward Joseph's Coat.   If anybody else had any suggestions, I am open.  Any successes you would like to share.

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