Wednesday Walk- A Pink Walk

I went for a walk around the neighborhood with camera in hand and I saw pink, pink and more pink. My neighbor that lives around the corner from me saw me with camera in hand, and told me to look at her new flowers that were on the side of her house. They look like miniature pink trees.

She didn't remember the name of them and when I did some research I couldn't find the name of them either. If anyone knows about these plants, please enlighten me.

I walked two more doors down and saw another neighbor tending to her garden. I haven't seen her since the beginning of spring and I couldn't believe how bushy her Four o'clocks were. So bushy that she had to tie them up. It wasn't 4:00 yet so I could only get a photo of the closed pink flowers. These flowers are so much fun because they don't open until after 4:00 when all of the other flowers were going to sleep.

I just had to go back to take more photos when I knew the flowers would be open. It was 5:30 P.M. and they were just waking up.

Another thing I like about these is that they stay alive and well until the first frost.

Her pink Zinnias were still going strong as so was the bee. This small, black bee with blue wings is the Two-spotted Longhorn Bee; named for the spots on the legs.

Looking to the left I saw that her Never Dies were in bloom. More pink flowers! A bunch of tiny, star shaped flowers. But I was more interested in the grasshopper I saw under the flowers and the bee on top.

I told her that I missed these plants and would have to get some for my garden next spring. The next thing I knew, she cut two stems that were missing the flower heads and handed them to me. YAY! Another great thing about Never Dies is that they do not bloom until fall. I love late bloomers.

And wouldn't you know it...the sky turned pink at sunset. It was just meant to be.

Thanks for stopping by!

wednesdaywalk by @tattoodjay

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All photos are my own.

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