Here are some pictures of the first blooms of some plants in my yard I took this morning and also the final stages of one flower.

Balsam (Touch-me-not)


Crepe Myrtle


Goin' to Seed

Thornius,
An unusual name to say the least. Love the pics. Being in Northern NJ I see those photos and think its September. What a difference a few zones make.
Thanks

I LOVE Charles Dickens, and when I came down with gout, my son made the comment that I had turned into a Dickens' character. So I made up the name Thornius Weatherpink to use while I had the gout, because it had a Dickensonian ring to it and eventually used it as my online name. My real name is Nathaniel, but I go by the shortened version, Nat.