Garden walk

I never made it to the sewing machine yesterday. I had errands all morning for my parents and an embroidery club meeting in the afternoon. In the evening I called my best friend from high school to catch up and talk about our upcoming 50th class reunion. That pretty much took up the whole day. I did go around the house and take pictures of the current blooms though.

This is the Rose of Sharon bushes up next to my house by my bedroom window.
Here is a close up of the flowers.
This year the purple cone flowers are really pretty. Usually they turn to a faded pink shortly after blooming. Maybe we have had just the right amount of rain for them this year.
I had purple and pink balloon flowers at one time in the front garden. Last year I think I saw a couple pink blossoms but most were purple. This little plant is a volunteer. I didn't realize they would re-seed. I know they don't usually survive if you move them so you should plant them where you want them.
This plant is happy amongst the crabgrass along my little path through the garden.