Goodbye!

I'd already requested that my neighbor watch the peony buds and, 

when they opened, to stop and smell the fragrance, and then take a photo

 for me thinking I'd miss seeing them!

Earlier this morning it was cloudy and these two blooms were still closed in

 rounded buds, a few tiny ants doing their usual creeping about which peonies

 require to open. Much maligned ants apparently do have pros as well as cons!

I just went out for a last look about the garden before packing the last bits

 and bobs into my carry-on, and there they are, open and so beautiful,

 the fragrance divine. I grabbed my iPhone as my camera is packed.

It's almost as if they knew how much I wanted to see them this year.

Last year with a very late freeze they didn't do well.

As I always say, Nature never ceases to surprise, and a 

big "thank you" to her from me.

Off soon - not sure when I'll be posting here but hope to stop by now and then.

Thank you for the many safe journey good wishes.

Hugs. . . . . . .