All Things Bright and Beautiful!....(long)

17 years ago

These are for all of you who enjoyed my last post featuring the different flowers and roses of summer. Thanks for looking again!

Have a super-duper day...

Celeste

PEACE W/ A 'FRIEND'

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MIXED ORIENTAL LILIES

SALMON TWINKLES ORIENTAL LILY

DAHLIA AND BEES

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ANOTHER SHOT OF 'NICOLE'

CASA BLANCA LILY

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MY CHIPMUNK 'BUDDY'

MUSCADETTE LILY

HAWKEYE BELLE

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SWEET VIVIEN

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aprille
17 years ago
ok, love the roses, gorgeous ofcourse, the Lilie's are to die for ... but I must say, Buddy stole my heart! What you call Chipmunks is what we call Squirrl's back where I'm from. He's so cute! Thanks for posting this lot of beauties. I definetely enjoyed these as well as your last posting.

aprille
canadian_rose
17 years ago
Hawkeye Belle is really nice!! And you're in zone 4, so it looks like a rose I could sink my teeth into.

By the by - we call it a chipmunk too! LOL

Carol
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liane_z4_canada
17 years ago
Wow I am in love with your Nicole. I had seen one at the store but it was not in flower. Had it had your picture on it I would have taken it home.
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phylrae
17 years ago
I just LOVE the pics of your oriental lilies and of your chipmunk. We have both chipmunks and squirrels here....my son used to call a chipmunk (who frequented his windowsill) "Nutty". We all just love your photos, Celeste! :0) Phyl
tjsangel
17 years ago
The lilies are my favorites too! I love the fragrant ones. Hawkeye Belle is my kind of rose. Once I had a chipmunk running around my kitchen, I think one of the cats drug it in! It jumped into the litter box, dug around and scurried out the back door. Too funny. Thanks for sharing Celeste!

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lesdvs9
17 years ago
All your roses and photos are just beautiful Celeste and I still love the one of Nicole.and I agree including the one of the chipmonk is pretty cute...Leslie
iris_gal
17 years ago
Muscadet is one of my all time favs.

That shot with the bee -- it looks like he is climbing into bed!
celeste/NH
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17 years ago
THANK YOU FOR YOUR NICE COMMENTS, ALL...
that little chipmunk has been around awhile, and I'm constantly chasing my cats to keep them away from him! We have lots of chipmunks, red & gray squirrels, mice, moles, birds, & frogs which all fall prey to Cosmo...he is ruthless! Nemo just brings them to me ALIVE, and drops them at my feet as a gift, so I believe I've met this little chippy a time or two! Nemo knows his "mama" will get mad at him if he kills them, so I could be working in my garden and he'll come drop a squirrel or bird at my feet! He's my good boy.
iris gal, I agree...that little bee does look like he's off to bed! I thought he was just the cutest little thing, with his legs sticking out of the rose (and his little bottom!).
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bethnorcal9
17 years ago
Beautiful pics Celeste! That chipmunk is adorable! And I love the lilies.
moodyblue
17 years ago
Absolutely beautiful contrasting pictures - love them all. Thanks Celeste for sharing. Is Nicole fragrant, BTW?
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17 years ago
Wonderful Photos. I also grow Lillies with my roses, and really appreciate them. They smell so wonderful in late summer. They seem to bloom between flushes of roses. Thanks for posting.
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These are great. My personal belief is that Chipmonk is bedazzled by Nicole.

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