Golden Koi

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Garvan Woodland Gardens near Hot Springs, Arkansas has more than beautiful flowers and plants. It also has a koi pond with some beautiful (and large) koi. I was able to get this picture as he swam past me.

Juney Whank Falls

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Yesterday I pictured an iris from our yard with a name I couldn't explain. But irises aren't the only things with unusual names. This little waterfall is on the North Carolina side of the Smokies at Deep Creek Campground.

Hell's Fire Iris

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I don't know how some of these plants get their names. This pretty iris is called Hell's Fire. In spite of the connotations of the name, we enjoying its blooms in our yard. Since this is a re-blooming iris, we hope to enjoy it again this fall.

Decoy Daffodil

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This is another of the daffodils we enjoyed in our yard this year. We've had this daffodil for a couple of years and like it's orange-red trumpet.

Honeybee at Work

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Earlier this spring I spotted this honey bee hard at work in one of our redbud trees. It gave me a good excuse to experiment with my macro lens.

Halley's Comet Tulip

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Our tulips put on quite a show this Spring. One of the new tulips for this year was Halley's Comet, a cheery red and yellow bicolor.

Double Delight Rose

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When we got home from the beach, Double Delight was the first rose we saw in our yard. It's in our new flower bed at the end of the driveway, so we saw it as we came down the street to the house. The nice thing about this rose is that it is as fragrant as it is beautiful.