My Schlumbergera has gifted me another blooming yr so time for an annual portrait.

Went a bit bokeh-fied (f/3.5) this yr. Such wonderful 3-D shape and that magenta really heats up a room. I like my new pot 2.

Rudbeckia always zigs when you expect it to zag.

Drifting along with the cosmos.

Feel like a purple phlox kinda Monday morning.

Was a bit worried my Schlumbergera wasn't going to produce flowers this yr. While watering it yesterday I noticed new (& some older, ) buds that I didn't notice previously. This will be 4 yrs in a row for flowers so it seems as if it's still happy & thriving

Sweat bee on magenta zinnia.

I love these zinnias (likely California giant variety). They're gorgeous in my garden and they really pop in macro photos .

Et pour vous, un bouquet de fleurs d'Aulne?

Viceroy contemplating strategy.

Ring of phlox.

Sweat bee on stonecrop

Alternate winter wonderland.

Grab your skis but mind those double black-diamond runs. Experts only.