New blooms follow rain

Two days of rain are over. No more acorns falling on the roof making funny plinking sounds. All the moisture brought out some new blossoms in the front yard.

I thought the pink blossoms might be azaleas, but Shannan says they are vinca. These dainty blue flowers appeared from the potted bush next to the front lamp post. Ms. Marley identified the blue flowers as a plumbago plant. It's one of her favorites, she writes, "because of its dependability, beauty and lack of need of care." That's my kind of plant.

Marley also says the flowers I thought looked like peonies are actually confederate rose, a hibiscus or rose mallow plant. If we're lucky the pink, red and white blossoms will keep on popping.