Raindrops on Roses, Azalea, Camellia, Butterfly Bush and a mystery flower

Raindrops on a wild rose: Photo by Phyllis Wheeler

Happy floral Friday, dear reader! Earlier this week my husband and I enjoyed a rainy walk in the U.S. National Arboretum's Asian Garden. There's something especially beautiful about flowers with raindrops on them. 

Raindrops on red azalea blooms: Photo by Phyllis Wheeler

It's always a pleasant surprise to see azaleas blooming in the fall. On a break between rainshowers there were even some bees enjoying the flowers.

Mystery plant with spiky flower: Photo by Phyllis Wheeler

I have no idea what kind of plant/flower is pictured above (if you do, please share!) but it was neat looking.

Raindrops on a white camellia bloom: Photo by Phyllis Wheeler

This camellia almost looks like a peony so it brings thoughts of spring to mind, even on a chilly autumn day.

Vibrant butterfly bush bloom: Photo by Ben Wheeler

My husband took this beautiful and unusually colored butterfly bush flower cluster photo. We didn't see any butterflies but usually these bushes attract plenty of them.

That's all for today's floral photo tour. Hope you enjoyed it. Which was your favorite photo? I wish you a happy weekend and pray that God will bless you!

Flowers at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens

Wild Rose: Photograph by Phyllis Wheeler

As promised in my original post about our trip to Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens, here are the flower photographs. This first image (above) is likely a wild rose. They were growing abundantly throughout the nature trail.

Variegated Iris: Photograph by Phyllis Wheeler

Most of the irises at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens were bright yellow, like the one pictured below but the white and yellow variegated iris above caught my eye. The yellow irises were growing in large clumps all over the aquatic gardens and you could see them here and there along the nature trail.

Yellow Iris: Photograph by Phyllis Wheeler

 You can see some more yellow irises in the first of the goose family photos posted here.

Water Lily: Photograph by Ben Wheeler

White water lilies abounded in the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens. According to a park flyer the more exotic water lilies will start blooming next month followed by the lotus blooms. Which of the flower photos did you like best? Have you ever been to an aquatic garden?

May God bless you!