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When April passed away last year I said we wouldn't have another dog. For the last four or five years, we have had a love affair with our neighbors dog, Daisey. Well she had a litter of puppies almost eight weeks ago and Sandy gave  me permission to adopt a new member to the family. There are already the two adorable cats, Kiki and Morris. Now here comes Easy. Named for me because I'm so easy. 

He's a heart stealer and he is so smart. We are cage training him to be an inside dog. Have a great day everyone.

I'm too tired from working in the garden, so much for talk. Here are some pictures.

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That's all for today. I hope everyone is enjoying their gardens.

Today was another photo opportunity. I planted three Foxglove last year and two survived, one got stepped on and one bloomed. Here are two pictures of it blooming.

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I've planted several snapdragons interspersed among other varieties of plants. This one is the first to bloom.

I just love the color of these petunias, I have two large planters, one at each  corner of the drive way.

As an accent piece, I placed this urn of hens and chicks so they can warn us of any intruders.

I hope everyone is enjoying this beautiful afternoon.

I took more pictures from my garden today to share. The knockout roses are starting their journey and it will last until the end of fall.

Here is a pink variety.

A red variety.

I love red wax begonias. I planted about twenty in between the hostas  in front of the house.

I had to take a couple of pictures before these ended. I planted a peony last year. It was a gift that came with a plant order. A small root in a plastic bag, hardly worth the effort, but I planted it. This year it sent up a singular stem with a singular bud. The bud became so large, I staked it so it wouldn't fall over. Today it bloomed it's singular show.

Closer view

Some more clematis - two toned

The iris are on their way out, but this awesome light blue color is a showoff.

Have a good evening everyone and happy gardening.

We saw the sun and the noise of rain on the roof is quiet. I did plant some annuals this evening on the hill side garden. I also took a couple of pictures of my first white clematis. 

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Have a great evening everyone.