Touch of Class Rose

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One of the nice things about summer at our house is the roses.  We have a large variety of colors and fragrances.  This classy rose is appropriately named Touch of Class.

Wildfire Rose

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Wildfire is one of the brightest roses in our yard.  When these red-orange blossoms open it is almost impossible to overlook this rose.

Broadway Lily

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Broadway is a pretty pink lily growing in the flower bed around the lamp post in our front yard.

Betsy's Favorite Iris

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It's sometimes difficult to pin Betsy down as to what her favorite is when it comes to some of our flowers.  But there is no doubt that her favorite iris is Tennessee Vol.  I'm not sure if she's attracted mostly by the name or by the color, but in any case it's a beautiful iris.

Fireworks

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The Fourth of July is celebrated in grand style here in the Glade.  There is a community fireworks display attended by people of all ages.

This photo was taken on the Fourth of July a couple of years ago.

Tiffany Rose

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Betsy and I have many different flowers in our yard, but we both rate roses as our favorites.  This is Tiffany, a rose we have enjoyed for a couple of years now.

Twin Falls

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I went to my archives of this photo of Twin Falls in Rock Island State Park here in Tennessee.  Twin Falls is somewhat unique in that it did not come into being until the construction of Great Falls Dam.  That dam formed Great Falls Lake (on the other side of the hill that you see), and water seeped into caverns inside the hill.  The water leaks out this side of the hill forming Twin Falls.