A wonderful little flock of Robins. Yes, our lawn is still green from all of the rain we've had.
Believe it or not, this was one of the last roses of this year's season, and it was so beautiful. I planted this rose bush in a large flower pot on the front patio, it really didn't do much this summer and then voila! A perfect rose. Hybrid Tea 'Tiffany' and it is fragrant, too! 
This old oak is golden in evening sun.
' Celosia' and 'Knockout' roses. These made it through a mild frost.
Nandina berries and Pink Knockout roses.
This rose bush is fantastic. 'Carefree Beauty' is no delicate plant. I don't spray roses with chemicals, so they need to be hardy. This blooms all through the season, except for a heat wave over 100F, but as soon as the weather gets reasonable it continues on blooming its heart out. Now it is covered in large rose hips. I'm going to harvest and try to dry them to make some rose hip tea. Here is a great website for more info on this rose. Plus they have a database and photos of almost any rose you can think of. http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/pl.php?n=974
This little wasp didn't give me too much trouble when I ask him to pose for me on top of this onion flower.
I had a dickens of a time getting this fly to pose for me on the leaf of the 'Carefree Beauty' rose bush. But he finally cooperated.
But bees, on the other hand, absolutely love to pose on 'Echinacea' coneflowers. 
'Pink Knock Out' Rose, 'Knock Out' and Iris. The Iris were in a little clump in the side of the yard when we bought the house. I dug up and divided them into different spots in with the roses.
