Restraint

I so wanted to go for a drive this morn, but it was supposed to rain. Our yard would look like a hayfield should it happen to stay wet very long, so I forced myself to stay home and mow the yard. But I took a few more pictures around the yard. Not so surprising, I found myself taking more of the smokebush--both before it rained and after it rained. So you are about to be forced to look at more pictures of it and I promise to not post any more of it for at least a week;-) I also took more photos of irises and a couple of Lily of the Valley...

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I just had to show you what the smoke bush is now doing...this is not the greatest photo but I was doing a couple things at once and did not download them till just now.

Yesterday I had one iris bloom almost all the way open and today I have half a dozen of these that are open plus dark purple ones, as well as the peach.
I think this barn scene just looks so inviting...I just had to share.

Barn being propped up

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Yesterday, I had planned to go for a drive....but after Clover died I debated going. I thought it was supposed to rain today, so I went ahead and left. Only to be back home in an hour or less. I did take pictures of three barns including this one. If you will enlarge it, notice what looks like a 2" x 4" board propping it up at the far end. Coming from the other direction I really noticed the leaning more, but could not get a good shot of it. The roof is in bad shape also...I hope they do something to save it. I just hate to lose the old barns.