Goodbye Merry Month of May

At the risk of boring you all to tears with my posies.. here is a little corner right next to the deck, where my rose bush is just starting to bloom. The sun was so pretty this morning peeking over the fence.. I just had to show it. Melanie's cotoneaster is full of flowers and butterflies.. but mine..(that bush in the background).. was done flowering a week or so ago.. and all I got were bees.

I brought a vase of peonies up to get them in the picture too, because they are yards apart in the garden.

No matter what stage they are in, I love these two flowers with their wonderful scents. At times it's hard to tell what we're breathing in, because the air is thick with both fragrances.

If any of you noticed.. that one rose bud looks pretty sad. But they were fighting a case of those nasty black aphids last week. Fortunately some Ladybeetles laid their eggs and the larvae have pretty much taken care of them. Have you ever seen a ladybeetle larvae? They don't look like what you'd imagine. But I'll spare you the details if you don't want to click.

..more rosebuds by the birdbath. Can you imagine when all these pop open?

There are only a couple that are fully opened..

That's it for roses right now.

All those flats of flowers on the porch a couple weeks ago are planted in their designated spots for the summer. Here is one of my favorites.. this strawberry pot under the Honey Locust tree.

And there are pots of impatience hanging all around. This one is underneath the humming bird feeder. The hummingbirds actually eat from both. So pretty to watch.. but I never have my camera when I see them! These flowers will get very full.

So now all I need to do is keep up with the weeds. And I can get back to my fabrics and thread! Can't show my sneak peek yet from last week.. have to wait until the recipient receives it. But today I'm going to start on a raggedy ann for a little girl's birthday next month.. some friends of ours. This is all I done have so far.. gathering of the fabrics. The flowered stuff is from "In The Beginning".. but the name of it escapes me right now..

Hitty Club is tomorrow too.. and I have nothing ready. But there will be cookies baked this evening.

Then after that, I have my baby elephant quilt to finish. Then my Black and White quilt for Jackie's challenge. Then we'll see what's next.
Hmmm. So tempting.