Daisy

In the gardens attached to the Prentis House in Williamsburg. William Prentis was a prominent merchant in the 18th century.

Crepe Myrtle

The crepe myrtle stands in front of the Benjamin Waller house. According to the Historical Marker Database, Benjamin Waller, a lawyer, acquired this property circa 1746. It remained in his family for over 130 years. Waller held a variety of posts including Burgess, Clerk of the General Court, and Vestry of Bruton Parish."

Rose of Sharon

There is a Rose of Sharon that blooms every year at this time along a fence next to a pasture where oxen and/or sheep often graze. The Spruce says it will grow 8-12 feet tall. If so, then this plant is easily at its peak, since it is without question more than twice as tall as I am, and I'm 6'1".

Father's Day

N. Boundary St.

Coneflowers

A lively bunch carrying on in the garden in front of my house.

Hibiscus

Daylily Border

Bottlebrush Buckeye

Good Morning!

Rudbeckia

So common in these parts that I suspect many people pass by these Rudbeckia (aka Black-eyed Susans) without a second thought. But then I think how much interest they add to any landscape. I look forward to seeing them bloom every year.

Consider the Lilies

Daylily Hill

Don't Call Me Lily

The don't call me "lily" daylily. 

"Despite their common name, daylilies are not true lilies (plants from the genus Lilium, family Liliaceae)." -- Wikipedia

Mysteries

Peering into the many mysteries lurking in one of the gardens near me. 

On another note, I'm continually forgetting to reload a memory card into my camera. I take it out to load images onto my laptop, then . . . when I'm out shooting, what happens? NOTHING. Absolutely nothing, because I've once again forgotten the . . . Oh, well. Next time. 

What to do you do to keep a memory card in your camera? Or do you shoot mainly with a cell phone camera? 

Hydrangea

A surprising discovery this morning! The genus, hydrangea, was "first described from Virginia in North America," according to this article in Wikipedia. I doubt that I'll ever look at these blooms the same way again. :-)

Purple

Vortex

Staring into the very vortex of the spring pollen season. :-)

Turkey

I heard this morning that we have T-urkey to t-hank for t-ulips. :-)

Variation