The Appearance of the Iris

Colorful, Elegant, Stylish: the Bearded Iris

 Pretty, Athletic, Determined: the Clematis

The flowers appear on the earth,

    the time of singing has come,

and the voice of the turtledove

    is heard in our land. 

Song of Songs 2:12

An Early June Jumble

As long as we're on a flower picture streak.......Here are a few June Blooms :-)

Featuring the Mock Orange:

 And the Lovely Roses:

 And to take a quick break for some action shots we have Frisbee Dog!!!

Bless the Lord, O my soul,

    and all that is within me,

    bless his holy name!

As for man, his days are like grass;

    he flourishes like a flower of the field;

for the wind passes over it, and it is gone,

    and its place knows it no more.

But the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him,

    and his righteousness to children's children,

to those who keep his covenant

    and remember to do his commandments.

Ps 103:1;15-18

A Colorful Combination

Today we have a variety of blooms....and even a bird!

Redbud foreground; Oak tree mid; White Pine background

 

 A smattering of Violets:

 A delicate Forsythia bloom:

 A Purple and Green masterpiece!

 The Japanese Flowering Quince (ornamental)

 Ornamental Plum:

 And a visiting Rose-Breasted Grossbeak:

"The grass withers, the flowers fade, but the word of our God will stand forever!" Is 40:8

Another Bunch of Bountiful Blooms

Today's flower is the Peonies--this particular bush came from my great-grandma's family and has been growing in this bed ever since I can remember! There were a record number of blooms this year:

Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart, since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God; for

“All flesh is like grass

and all its glory like the flower of grass.

The grass withers,

and the flower falls,

but the word of the Lord remains forever.”