I planted flower seeds for sunflowers, zinnia and marigolds. The zinnia have taken over the part of the garden where we have planted vegetables in the past. The vegetables have never done too well, but the flowers are…

This is the end (as well as the end) of the hollyhocks. Now the seed pods become the focal point as the birds and ground squirrels harvest the goodies. If anyone is interested in some seeds, please let me know.

This is the hibiscus which Roger bought through mail order last year. I wanted to get a close up of the bee, but it kept flying off. The dinner plate size hibiscus in the side garden seem behind this year.

This is another picture of the dahlia taken earlier in the month. It is in full bloom now and looks more like a pom pom. I’ll have to check and see if any of the others have bloomed…

This is why I wanted the new camera – to be able to take close ups like this one of the ant.
In case you can’t tell from the self portrait below, the camera is a Canon Digital Rebel XT (8 mp).