Hypericum

Posted early yesterday, so I could watch the sun go down. The first street light came on at 8:03 pm. The last, at 8:18 pm. But, I barely saw it. The mosquitos were relentless.

Mother and Deborah brought a bouquet of daylilies with them this morning. From Marion's lot. It's all grown up. Has everything. I'm sure he would love to have been able to bushhog it. The Parkinson's has him pretty well housebound now.


Cured ham steak for lunch, with green peas, corn on the cob and sweet potato. Cantaloupe appetizers.

After cards, Deborah picked up Mother as usual and I spent some time outside. Wild Petunias are now out in number. Mary's mowing had kept them low and inconspicuous. I didn't manage to get a good snap of the delicate little purple flowers.


St. John's Worts (Hypericum sp.) were a different story. Hundreds of buds have been ready to pop for days.


Today, several were out, especially behind the mailbox. The strong breezes made snapping a problem. I used the Sony's Advanced Sports Shooting setting and was surprised. The Sony caught more detail that I thought it could.

Of course, I couldn't resist using the Illustration effect too. I love this effect. And, as far as I know, the Sony HX20V is the only camera that has it.

Life is good.

75.7 °F, clear.