Whispers in the garden

...shh...
...not so loud...
...can we keep a secret...
...oh...sure...
...really...
...you're secret is safe with us...
...
...psst...Daisy...

Solenostemon

...Painted Nettle...
...a spice for your heart...
...a condiment for you stomach...
...a soothing ointment for your skin...
...a pressure reducer for your eyes...
...a metabolism booster...
...Coleus Blumei...

Purple Ladies

...with bright bonnets set atop their heads...
...yellow eyes shining with anticipation...
...a touch of mascara on fluttering lashes...
...these young ladies await the ringing of the bell...
...and their beaus arrival...

Pods of Promise

...silk bedding in the making...
...hummingbirds wait for opening day...
...to redecorate their nests...
...before the the little hummers arrive...

Dance of the Coneflowers

...a warm late summer breeze gently brushes the pink dresses...
...the ladies stoop to check their ballerina slippers...
...the meadowlark conductor summons the orchestra of bees...
...and the dance of the Coneflowers begins...

Currants

...raisin de Corauntz...
...a sweet tooth have I for...
...mouth-watering jellies and jams...
...and a slice of raysyn of Curans pie...

Fred & Ethel

...Fred!..
...not this morning...
...I have a headache...

Milkweed in Waiting

...Asclepius the Greek...
...the healing god...
...pale sweet cream...
...satisfies a sweet tooth...
...legend among Monarchs...
...Dogbane famliy crest...

Gloria Cosmos

...Universal Harmony...
...A dream come true...
...stems of pinnate...
...flowers in capitulum...
...old fashioned loveliness...
...Mexican Aster...

Butterfly Manuvers

...Swirling high...
...and low...
...upside down...
...and right side up...
...a sweet surprise awaits...
...as the landing gear lowers...
...whoops...
...missed it again...

Pretty in Pink

...the bees are buzzing all about her...
...crickets chirp their applause...
...the butterflies float by just to look...
...a hummingbird even wrote a song...
...because the Lady is so pretty in pink...

Hibicus 1

...Opening Day...