My neighbor has a spectacular garden with over 600 varieties of Day Lillies. Yes, the blooms only last for one day, withering and falling off by tomorrow.
Last week when I walked passed the house on the public sidewalk I was taken in by the day lillies in the front yard. A few days later there was a 9 or 10 year old boy on his skateboard on the front sidewalk and I asked him if I could go up their driveway to photograph the day lillies.
The boy said “sure”. So I captured a dozen on the SD card.
The very next day I got an invitation to see the mother lode of flowers in the back yard. For 10 years the boy’s mom has been hybridizing day lillies from all over the county.
You like color?! You know I love color!
I am in the process of photographing all of the 600+ varieties.
And - so we all remember that it is summer (while we are so invested in the urgent political, economical, and cultural events here in Cleveland) - I offer up the seasonal color of Day Lillies.
I love people who are passionate – 600 varieties – 600 names – the lady knows them all…life is intriguing!
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