Flowering

I walked around to the garden on the west side of the house to see how badly it needed weeding (very badly) and was astonished to see a beautiful Oriental lily in bloom. I'd completely forgotten that I'd planted bulbs there last fall.
"Oh, my! Nice!" I said.
It was so delightful to be pleasantly surprised, to have my breath taken away by something wholly unexpected and so lovely. It was one of those daily little moments to cherish.

Speaking of flowers, aren't the blue cornflowers along the roadsides lovely this year? I don't remember seeing so many of them last year. This shot was taken along Highland Road the morning of July 17.