New petunia, impatiens and salvia make up the flowerbed of pain.

Backyard phlox that perennialized from last year. I learned how to save its seed. Maybe no more four o'clocks next year, and more phlox.

Kim's peace rose.

The geranium on the porch bloomed for the first time this season this week.

Some cosmos. At least two varieties pictured.

By request, here's a shot of one of the wildflowers that have bloomed underneath Kim's roses. Not sure what this is, but we got the wildflower seed from Kim's parents - and still have a lot left over.

Some doves have been eyeing the backyard, probably for a nest. We've had to shoo them away from the porch ceiling fan a few times already.

The toad was in my shoe on Sunday when I was about to mow the lawn. He didn't like being disturbed.

Do you see anything?

Here he is, one of the baby mockingbirds was on the pot - containing the small zinnia that just won't grow - next to the shed on Sunday morning.

I snuck around and shot this from the other angle.

Another mockingbird baby was hiding in the tree. Though once I started to mow on Sunday, they all started to fly away. A little encouragement goes a long way.

Random wasp

Carnation! Last year, I bought some carnation seeds in the spring and tried to get them going one of the flowerbeds ... to no avail. But the one I kept in a container had its first big bloom today.

The cardinal vine began blooming a couple of weeks ago.

The pink hibiscus opened for the first time this season today.

The pink and white gerbera daisy.

I love this photo.

There's a mockingbird nest in our tree in the backyard. Here's a photo of the two parents, waiting until I'm not looking, so they can go and feed the babies. Bugs.