More Iris

Our weather has been difficult, very heavy rain and/or very heavy cloud cover.  It has not been the best for pictures.  Here come the pictures some of which have been delayed. 

We had a visitor in the garden yesterday.  We think he is looking for his own territory.  We also think he is 3 or 4 years old.  They live within the city limits and are very healthy; in addition, they have very good food sources.  So far this year, they have eaten some of my phlox buds and the tops of two lilies.  I have had the phlox for a number of years and am yet to see any flowers; it remains to be seen whether I will see any this year.  You can see that the velvet is still on his antlers.  

In the raspberries

This picture was taken from inside the house.  The buck knew we were watching him so he watched us.  He seemed reasonably comfortable with us. 

I am watching you. 

He stood under the apple tree outside the back fence.  The deer like to eat the apples in the fall. 

Down in the meadow behind the house 

In the thicket watching us 

Back in the meadow  

General view of the flower garden 

Can Can Red, I think 

 

 

 

Cranberry Ice - Check out the bug on the fall. 

Peach Spot

P.T. Barnum - The falls really have a lavender cast.  

 

 

River Hawk 

Supreme Sultan   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swazi Princess