Favorite MAY ROSES in our Yard (2014)

LEMON SPICE ROSE --taken on 5/5/14  (Our FIRST blooming rose in 2014)

We have over 61 different varieties of Hybrid Tea and Grandiflora ROSES in our yard... This year,  I decided that I would organize myself a little better when it comes to featuring them...  SO---I will do what I did in May and that is to take pictures every day or so --as the roses bloom, and mark the ones I like.   Then at the end of the month,  I'll look at all that I have marked and choose 10 favorites from that month to feature on my blog.   Some of our roses bloom constantly and some only on occasion.  SO---some of my favorites may be featured every month,  and some may never be favorites....  BUT---I'll bet that by the end of Fall,  I will probably feature most all of them at least once.  BUT---we will just wait and see how each month progresses!!!!!

Hope you enjoy today's photos... We had a total of 24 different varieties in May ---and I chose 10 favorites....  Tain't easy!!!!!  But --I'll give you a bonus today since I'm featuring 10 favorites PLUS one!!!!! Get some coffee,  sit back and just enjoy...  THEN---you pick a fav for the month of May!!!!  (Be sure to click on them for enlargements.)

INGRID BERGMAN ROSE  5/26/14  (I have trouble getting the reds to come out right --but I was pleased with Ingrid!)

GEMINI  ROSES 5/29/14  (I usually feature individual pictures of roses,  but this group thrills me every time I see it...Gemini is always a favorite!)

PEACE ROSE 5/31/14  (Peace is always a favorite of many,  and the glory of this one is that it changes color through the bloom cycle.)

APRICOT NECTAR ROSE 5/25/14  (love this 'apricot' color, especially after a rain)

SUMMER OF LOVE ROSE 5/26/14 (This rose holds its blooms for a long time --and stays gorgeous even as it ages.)

ACAPELLA  ROSE 5/24/14  (love the combination of red/white)

PERFECT MOMENT ROSE 5/12/14

SHEER MAGIC ROSE 5/29/14  (I had so many good shots of this rose this past month that it was hard to choose just one!)

AND Number 10 ---and my FAVORITE in May:  SUMMER SURPRISE ROSE 5/29/14  (This is a new rose for us this year,  and boy--did we choose a winner!!!!  Wow!!!  I captured this one with the sun hitting it just perfectly early one morning.)

The PLUS ONE for May:  MR LINCOLN  5/23/14 

I don't care much for the photo --and Mr. Lincoln was almost bloomed out when I took it... BUT---this is always a special rose for us,  and the neatest thing about this particular bloom is that it was waiting for us when we came home from our beach trip ---smiling big as we drove into the yard... Mr. Lincoln was saying "Welcome Home" to us!!!!!  That's why he is so special, and why he is the "Plus One" for May!!!!

Hope you enjoyed my May choices.... As I said,  I had 24 different ones to choose from --and even though it was hard to do,  I enjoyed PICKING my fav's.....  NOW--did you pick a favorite out of this list??????

Have a fantastic weekend and I will see you on Monday.

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Irises in our Yard in 2014--Part II

ELECTRIC SHOCK IRIS  (taken on 5/9/14)

Welcome to JUNE.... Hope all of you have a fabulous Summer.  Summer is my least favorite season of the year since I do not like the HEAT.... BUT--we do have some pretty flowers and we do get delicious fresh veggies and fruits in summer --which we cannot get at other times.  SO???  I'll take it and enjoy it!!!

Since it is the first of the month,  don't forget to check out my NEW QUOTES on my right sidebar... Hopefully,  some will speak to you--like they do to me!!!!

If you missed Part I of seeing the Irises in our yard,  click HERE.   Today I'll show you the rest of what we had this spring.    We had a great year for Irises since we had TWENTY different varieties.... They are all gorgeous.  Hope you enjoy seeing them.  Be sure and click on them for enlargements.

GOODNIGHT KISS IRIS --5/9/14

FEED BACK IRIS --5/11/14

HELL'S FIRE IRIS-- 5/11/14

HEMSTITCHED IRIS --5/11/14

CABLE CAR IRIS --5/12/14

HARVEST OF MEMORIES IRIS --5/12/14

BOUNTIFUL HARVEST IRIS --5/12/14

CANTINA IRIS 5/13/14

TENNESSEE VOL IRIS 5/14/14

I will close with some 'group photos' --like I did in Part I.  As I said,  I love them individually--but also enjoy seeing them in groups.

ELECTRIC SHOCK IRISES-- 5/14/14

GOODNIGHT KISS IRISES-- 5/13/14

ELECTRIC SHOCK IRISES and CABLE CAR IRISES --5/13/14

Hope you enjoyed seeing our Irises... We love them ---and this was a good year for them... Have you picked out a favorite???  It's hard for me since they all are full of their own beauty in one way or the other.  I love the variety ---but I guess,  IF I had to choose a favorite this year,  I would probably choose Goodnight Kiss ...  BUT--we've had Electric Shock for several years --and it's always a beauty!!!!!

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Have a great day!
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2014 IRISES in our Yard --Part I

ORANGE HARVEST IRIS -5-7-14

As you know,  I had Gallbladder Surgery on May 8... Everything went fine until I started having a different kind of stomach pain... After a trip to the doctor on May 13,  I have been treated for some kind of infection (unsure what)...  SO--it's been an 'interesting' week.  My first day out of the house was Wednesday, May 14--when I was able to get my hair cut and run some errands!!!!   To tell you the truth,  I am looking for a much better week this next week....I'm not one to be SICK very often --so when I am,  I am not a good patient!!! (Poor George!!! ha)

I have enjoyed our flowers in the yard these past few weeks ---so today I'll share 10 of our TWENTY different blooming Iris varieties this year.  I'll show you Part II in another blog post. Be sure to click on  these beauties for enlargements.

CLARENCE IRIS (our first one this year) 4-27-14

LEMON REFLECTION IRIS 5-5-14

FLOOR SHOW IRIS 5-6-14

AUTUMN BUGLER IRIS 5-6-14

HONEY GLAZED IRIS 5-2-14

QUEEN DOROTHY IRIS 5-6-14

ENGLISH CHARM IRIS 5-5-14

BLATANT IRIS 5-9-14

WALTZ ACROSS TEXAS 5-6-14

I'll close with some 'group' Iris photos... I love them individually--but also love seeing them in groups...

HONEY GLAZED IRISES 5-4-14

ENGLISH CHARM IRISES 5-7-14

ORANGE HARVEST IRISES 5-9-14

Hope you enjoyed our Irises today...  I love all of our flowers --but the Irises are extra-special.... AND--the chipmunks and squirrels and the deer (most of the time) don't bother them... The hardest perennial that we try to grow here are Tulips ---since the chipmunks love to dig up the bulbs thinking they are nuts!!!  Oh Well!!!!

I am taking a week off from blogging to get back on my feet and get back to things I need (and want) to be doing!!!!!  I will see you again on May 26....   Have a wonderful week!!!

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