Peggy C's photos with the keyword: Crepe Myrtle

MS CREPE MYRTLE LIFTED HER RAIN SOAKED BRANCHES TO GREET THE BLUE SKY AND THOSE WHITE PUFFY THINGS... 2 PiP TAKEN THE SAME DAY AS MAIN PHOTO ..

TOWARD A NORTH CAROLINA SKY - OF BLUE AND CLOUDS DRIFTING BY - THE TOPS OF OUR CREPE MYRTLES - STILL IN BLOOM - THEY ARE ABOUT 50 FT HIGH - WHEN A MAN FROM THE AGRICULTURE AGENCY CAME BY - HE STOOD - ADMIRING THEM - "THEY MIGHT GET TO 70 FT, BUT THAT IS IT. AGREE WITH YOU, LET THEM GROW - JUST TRIM AT THE BASE." WE HAVE 3 HEALTHY LADIES MYRTLE ! [ SHOT TAKEN ACROSS THE ROOF OF OUR HOME ]

NORTH CAROLINA US SKY OF BLUE DOGWOOD BRANCHES WITH BUDS PiP 1 LEAFLESS CREPE MYRTLE WE HAVE HAD RAIN - LOTS OF IT COLD WEATHER SUNNY SKIES BUT NO SNOW NOT EVEN FLURRIES THE NHL STADIUM SERIES GAME IS IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS YEAR CARTER FINLEY STADIUM @ NC STATE UNIVERSITY ON 18 FEB 2023 IS THE SITE ALL 57,000 TICKETS HAVE BEEN SOLD AND THERE IS A WAITING LIST JUST IN CASE SOMEBODY CAN'T COME THIS IS A REALLY BIG DEAL FOR NORTH CAROLINA FOR SO MANY YEARS WE HAVE BEEN LOOKED AT HOCKEY? IN THE SOUTH? BUT TNE NORTH CAROLINA HURRICANES [ CANES FOR SHORT ] ARE IN 2ND PLACE ON THE HUNT FOR THE STANLEY CUP IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS SPORT THAT IS REALLY BIG DEAL ! THE ICE IS READY, Y'ALL

LEAVES BRANCHES AND BERRIES OF THE CREPE MYRTLE SO MANY CLOUDS BUT WE DO OUR BEST ! PiP 4

- ONE OF THE THREE OUT BACK - JUST STARTING TO DROP SOME BLOOMS - THEY ALL GOT A GREAT DRINK FROM MOTHER NATURE YESTERDAY\ - THE SKIES OPENED - AND THE RAINS CAME - JUST A SMALL PUDDLE BENEATH - NO RIVER AS IN THE PAST - SHALL BEGIN LOOKING FOR THE 'FLOWERS OF FALL' SOON 1 PiP

VISITED CITY PARK TO CHECK THE CREPE MYRTLES IN BLOOM THIS ONE I FOUND FASCINATING THE BUDS FLOWERS ARE OPEN THE PODS AFTER BLOOMING THE WONDERS AROUND US PiP 1 EXPLORE/GALLERY

BEAUTY IN OUR WORLD - LOOKING UP THROUGH BRANCHES OF COLOR - YET THE BACKGROUND - DISTANT GREEN LEAVES - OUR YARD - IN MY CORNER OF THIS WORLD. ~ MY VIEW OF WORLD PHOTOGRAPHY DAY ~ EXPLORE/GALLERY

seated on the bench in the NE corner, so many shades of green greet the eyes ... Society Garlic with dainty blossoms high in the air.. Indian Hawthorne - not blooming yet .. Vinca of pink .. Miniature Gardenia .. beautiful yellow flowers(got to find out their names) ..-they are Bulbine branches of Crepe Myrtle, drooping with flowers .. Lily of the Nile is just out of sight - but not in bloom .. Jasmine.. Blue Daze .. Azaleas.. Ginger plants .. and so many beauties ... Finished! SOOC © All Rights Reserved

- all the delicate parts - of Crepe Myrtle blooms - and leaves - glisten like diamonds - in the rain of lavender -signed only © All rights reserved View on largest possible

Florida style .. bottom left - Crepe Myrtle top left - Sycamore ( Platanus occidentalis ) top right - Red Maple ( Acer rubrum ) bottom right - Rain tree with pink/red color & Spanish moss draped Live Oak ( Quercus virginiana ) all photos are cropped only © All rights reserved

- Swallow tail butterfly - makes a great shot [ imo ] - when she flits from flower to flower cropped / signed / framed in: www.picmonkey.com © All Rights Reserved

- each is labeled - but, oh the ones left out - yellow trumpets of Allamanda - lavender Crepe Myrtle - Pink Knock-Out-Roses - Red Bottlebrush blooms - will have to take more photos collage done in: www.picmonkey.com © All Rights Reserved

Blue Porterweed is not a weed .. drought tolerant .. loves full sun .. blooms most of the year .. loved by many varieties of butterflies .. my kind of shrub ! © All rights reserved SOOC

Perennial peanut/yellow flowers ground cover Blue Plumbago - left back Red sage on both sides of the tree Blue daze in front of tree Pink Tabebuia tree SOOC © All rights reserved