Happy Again

Have you noticed the slight drop in temperature has made the flowers and gardens happy again? It amazes us that 90 degrees feels so much cooler than the summer long streak of 100's! These black eyed Susan's are enjoying a revival as well.

Stop to Smell the Roses

C'est cliché, I know. But here at PPAD we do, are accused of always having done, and I expect we always will - stop to smell the roses - literally. Especially here in Pueblo. We could start a whole other blog on Pueblo's roses alone. Pueblo-ans love their roses! No matter what neighborhood, no matter if you are in a well manicured yard, or a yard with only dirt, you will most assuredly not go far without seeing a rose bush! It makes me want to use an old Southern exclamation, "This town has more roses than you can shake a stick at!".  So while we can sometimes hardly get a good pace on our usual "wog" because we stop so often to swoon at rose buds, we thought we'd celebrate these lovely flowers and all flowers of the city before our heat streak does them all in. Forgive us if we get out of hand in the coming weeks, and flower photos start to bore you. We however, think its good for our hearts to stop and gaze at a sweet blossom on a regular basis...

Happy 4th!

When looking for the perfect picture to wish you all a Happy 4th this morning, we were thinking flags, red, white and blue, something Americana, etc. Then these bright beauties walked through the front door with one of our favorite early morning visitors!  Perfect for a day full of sun, picnics, fireworks and summer. Be safe everyone!

Poppy Love

This field of poppies can be seen on Michigan Ave. Right behind Central High School

Wouldn't you love to have a path of poppies to walk through to get to your front door too? What you see here was just the tip of the ice-burg. This home's front and side yards were covered with them. Its as if the house is smiling at you as you pass by!

Sneak Peek

A peek inside the window at a Pueblo institution: Campbell's Flowers at 927 Claremont Ave. in the Mesa Junction

Doesn't a peek inside a window like this make you smile? Especially since it's Campbell's Flowers and we happen to know this weekend is their annual clearance sale. Buy one get one free on annuals, 30% off rose bushes. See you there!


I also couldn't resist another photo since we are sharing happy flowers. Things have blossomed over at Earl's house as well. Here is a photo of the inside of his greenhouse this week...