Lovin' the Heat

Not me! Some of my flowers though,

~ Moss rose ~

Another color:

I'll have lots of seeds from the plants.

These have been the best looking petunias this summer. They haven't stopped blooming even though we've have over 44 days above 90-100 degrees. Not a record, but it sure seems like one.
This is a dark variety of the sweet potato vine family. It has lavender bell shaped flowers!
And after taking the picture, I realized the individual leaves are my favorite shape. I must always look at the whole mass of dark leaves instead of each small heart.
Reminds me of a song we sing in church--"Open my Eyes". It also makes me think of our relationship with our God. ♥ to ♥

Today's Flowers

It's Sunday and time to visit Today's Flowers!

Until the autumn plants begin to bloom, there's not much going on in my garden.
The Autumn Joy sedum are looking fine because the grasshoppers don't seem to bother them. They'll be opening soon with lots of bees and butterflies hovering around.
These moss rose are in pots in the back and seed themselves so they are no work at all. Just water and pull a few weeds now and then.
The kittens like to sleep in the pots and flatten them from time to time. As they are the wild ones (cats), I can't take a picture because they run off as soon as I go out the door.
Be sure to visit Today's Flowers and see more plants and flowers. There are some I've never seen before because we visit a variety of locations around the world. Thanks to the team for making it happen! ♥♫

Best of Both Worlds

Today's Flowers and Summer Sundays!
Weekends are going to be shorter now that I'm going back to school. At least in my mind! This unofficial "last" summer weekend meant fun with my daughter, moving some heavy furniture for more painting, cleaning some carpet, watering, visiting, and shopping. And a surprise--someone came and mowed the lawn for me. I'll be finding out tomorrow who my "hero" is!
Each weekend when I go to my mom's and take groceries I enjoy stopping in at my brother's to see his latest garden success. Working from the ground up his yard and garden gets better each summer. This week his dinner plate hibiscus is blooming. He measured one at 10 1/2 inches!
His pretty moss rose or portulaca.
My newest phlox, a volunteer.
The petunias are still needing a trim so they'll bloom during September and October. I like this pink with the sweet potato vine.
If you'd like to enter my give away, look on the side and click to that post.

Again, thanks to The Tablescaper and the team for Today's Flowers. I really appreciate your dedication so that we get to share with our friends.