We had some amazing rain storms this past weekend. I know it meant flooding for some, which just totally stinks (why is it one or the other, Colorado? Why can’t you be moderate?), but we were unaffected and got to just bask in it’s power.

After large storms Friday night, I spent Saturday morning in the yard taking in the smell and coolness the rains brought. I also took some pictures of the plants going crazy in my pots.

I have two clumps of pots on opposite sides of the deck. Each side gets very different sun and, therefore, very different plants.

On one side (various colors):

Look, ma! I’m growing Impatiens!

Coleus going crazy! I love those leaves!

I’ve only just recently come to love marigolds. Just look how bright and happy they look!

And on the other side (all pinks):

I love hot pink geraniums!

And hot pink petunias!

A pot of Lantana and Calibrachoa.

Could Lantana be prettier?

So vibrant and bright!

From another evening nightgown harvesting session with the manfriend and Stella, who likes when we feed her raspberries, but not peas.

I’ve been spending the last couple of weekends planting some flowers around the yard. As part of Operation Less Grass, More Awesome I do plan on planting a bunch of perennials, but I do really like the season-long color that annuals bring to the yard. Therefore, I plant those in planters and whatnot. Here’s the front of the house so far.

Yes, that’s fake grass on our front stairs. I do plan on removing that some day, but I’m scared as hell as to what might be beneath it. Part of me wonders if we should just root some plastic pink flamingos in yard and own it.