IZA: Today, I am showing off the front yard a bit. I am not usually allowed out there (because of "dangers"), but The Big Thing carried me around so I could see it and decide if there was anything I wanted him to take pictures of. There sure were! I saw things up close that I could only see through the windows before. It was great (and I didnt try to get out of his arms the least little bit)!
I saw 2 really neat things out front.
First, I learned that we have a really cheerful mailbox! The flowers are called Stella d'Oro. With a little "deadheading" (picking off the spent flowers and seeds) they will bloom most of the Summer and Fall. And I never saw the fishie with the street number until today! The mailbox post blocks it from our windowsill...
The other cool thing WAS something I could see from the windowsill, but I never saw it up close before. We have this neat tree that is absolutely covered in tiny yellow flowers. It is called a 'Golden Rain Tree'.
The Big Thing says he has never seen another one annywhere. Well, actually, we have 2, but you know what I mean...
Here is a close up of the flowers...
The bees love it! I was careful not to get TOO close.
Can you see the bees? There is a Bumble near the lower left and a Honey bee near the upper right. I had to "bee" a bit brave to get that close.
That's enough time out front. I want to "bee" back in the backyard where I can walk around safely.
I think next week, we will have some blue stokesia in flower, and mebbe I can show some garden veggies growing nicely...