Hehe, Laura and Mike..You know what, I did a search and I think someone else is also named Beachplant, funny that I was allowed to register as beachplants. So multi plants is from SA! LOL Mama, yes I am native, but I think we all take our surroundings for granted after a while, I used to get excited to see the dolphins going past, but its become a regular occurrence, now I notice when we do not see them for a few days. I do LOVE nature and get an urge to spend time in nature (drug for the soul) every now and then, which I need to satisfy - if that makes sense. I feel much calmer if I have been out and about for a bit. Rian

Love the kitty! Isn't it nice to have someone (or something) outside with you? That rose is to die for! Angel trumpets are really pretty. They don't overwinter here well. I do love them though. Your daylilies are looking wonderful. Thanks for sharing! Michelle

Julia, I am a firm believer that temperature does make a difference in picture color, and also the time of day when the picture was taken, and then weather conditions and lots of other variables. Then, there's the camera. I know that some of the colors of the daylilies I post look different than what I see because the camera just won't put out the "true" color. Back when I was using Photobucket to post pictures, I would sometimes do the color editing to try to make the flower color look more of what I thought it should be. A couple of daylilies that come to mind that I "photoshopped" were Hot Ember and Persian Market. They never looked the same posted on websites, as they did in the garden. Now everything I have posted here comes without any kind of color adjustment. I usually will just say the color is different since my camera can't capture the color I think it should be.

Thank you every one for the nice comments. much appreciated. octoberfest is one of my favorites, too. always a bright one.