Peeling bark!

Here's a glimpse of what's happening in my yard. The Pacific Madrones are gorgeous with their rusty orange paper bark. This time of year, the bark peels off revealing a pale green new growth.

I love these trees and when the berries fall and seed a new tree, I leave them alone. Consequently, there are 2 growing in what used to be a rock garden.

Here it is! The one and only marigold that survived all the rain we had earlier this year!

This looks like something I'd like to paint...