Local Art

Just a quick post to share some local art with you, friends.  As we know, great art doesn't always have to be in a gallery. I hope you enjoy!

A different version of a "Painted Lady"

These were taken in a small town about 45 minutes from our home.  There's a very talented artist running around this area.

"Painted Lady" Again

This one takes the cake!

This one is my favorite.  I want to go to THAT beach!  The royal blue "painted pony" better be there too!  I know what you're thinking.  No, I am not on any sort of pain medication from my back surgery (by the way, I've been released to normal life again ... YIPPEE! :-)

Van Gogh-Like

This work has a different style than the previous two.  I don't think it was painted by the same artist.  There are quite a few miles between the first works and this one as well.

Here's their close up!  Looks like a Van Gogh to me.

Hope you all have a great week 

with a big sprinkling of fabulous, fall weather! :-)

Garden Chitchat II

Hi Friends,

I know Daylily Soup has been a little "dormant" lately, but I just wanted to let you know I haven't abandoned the blogosphere.  Also, I've enjoyed visiting your blogs lately even though I may not have commented.  I'm quickly on the mend from unexpected, unavoidable back surgery.  I injured my back at some time in my life, but was able to play quite a good game of hide and seek from surgery for the past four years with the aid of a great chiropractor until lately.  Anyway, I should be back to normal (as normal as a daylily addict can be) in the near future. :-)

Shortly after my last post, I took these photos of more re-bloomers in the garden, so I just wanted to share them with you before they become historical news ... lol.  By the way, 'Spacecoast Ojo Rojo' that was featured in my previous post is still blooming today!  This morning, the garden was whirling with feuding hummingbirds, and yesterday the yellow swallowtails that ate my parsley to the ground as caterpillars were all aflutter (the parsley loss was totally worth it).  There seems to be a new garden theme each day lately.  Anyway, here are my recent daylily images if you have time for a little stroll:

'Rocket Booster'

I added 'Rocket Booster' to my collection due to its intense red color.  Martha, my late mother-in-law and gardening buddy, used to refer to this color red as "candle red." Please excuse the weeds in the background.  Jane at Tidy Gardens by Jane, please shield your eyes from the weeds. 

'Webster's Pink Wonder'

I tried unsuccessfully earlier in the season to capture this one's beauty, and I do believe this photograph is a better representation of 'Webster's Pink Wonder.'  This daylily is a perfect example of one that needs time to settle.  'Webster's Pink Wonder' slightly bloomed last year, but has been one of my most prolific bloomers this year.  I just enjoyed the last giant, stunning bloom yesterday. 

Lemon Spider (Inherited)

Lemon Spider (as I have named it) is one of my inherited wonder daylilies.  It re-bloomed twice this summer.

I'm off to sit in my perch by the window with a view of the hummingbird feeder.

  

 Hope you have a great week! :-)