Blooms galore!

The sky's dark, and more rain's on the way. Thank you, Lord! I decided I'd go outside and shoot some photos before everything gets wet and soggy.

Cowpen daisy, upclose

Cowpen daisy

Salvias

Salvias

Trailing lantanas and salvias....beautiful!!

Annual asters (Symphyotrichum subulatum)

Mexican bush sage

'Indigo Spires' salvia

Firebush

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I heard a noise, something talking to me, while I was shooting. I looked up, and at first I thought the squirrel was climbing down to visit me. But it didn't.

Gray scrub sage and 'Henry Duelberg' salvia

Salvia, green santolina, four-nerve daisy, lemon verbena, mealycup sage

Turk's cap and mistflower

Fall aster

Shrimp plant

Galena salvia

View of back yard from the side

Climbing snapdragon vine (my new favorite native!)

Salvias

Drummond's woodsorrel

Salvia 'Otahal'

Inland sea oats

Salvias

My fun stock tank pond for a grand finale!