Thank you all, I am glad to be able to share some photos. Love to be able to look out early and see nature all around. Anneliese - there is a frog concert in the evenings, mostly peepers, but when it's warm enough the Bullies are adding the bass-notes.

Talk about early Sunday morning confusion. I do take your word on points one and two. AND that everything appearing below that tree trunk is a reflection in the water, except for the rocks in the foreground. BUT, is that a horned owl - No! (but of course it "could" be. But I do not think so. Don't worry I worked at this. I copied it to a file then turned it upside down and back to front, cropped everything but the owl-like image, and I thought why am I doing this. Yeah, I'm crazy when I could be having my Zzzzzzzzzzzs! :heehee Good night Michael. Good photograph as usual. Pauline - Vancouver Island

**WOW! To score a grafted plant that is already 2 meter high! ** Yes! One of the most important and older rose nurseries in Italy, Rose Barni, has a good collection of Old Climbing Roses, that are availables only potted, "ready for flowering" as you can read in their catalogue :o): these are a 2 years old plants, grafted on R. laxa, ad average 2 meters high, sometimes more than that, depending on the variety's vigour, in pots of 18/20 cm ( 7" 1/2). Last spring, I bought from them a 'Cooper's Burmese', which is now more than 5 m (17') high LOL! Lady Hillingdon is in a pot, because I was thinking to have bought the bush form, but now -first year- she's 2 meters high, climbing up a pillar, so I think I have the climbing one. Not so bad, there's so much more to enjoy!! :o)) Hoov, I will take many pictures, ok? :o)) The "orange" splash colour in the picture above, under my selected Miscanthus sinensis seedling, is a Chrisanthemum x rubellum 'Lady Anne Brockett': it's a delightful variety, very long flowering. The colour change as the flowers mature: they open in coppery apricot, then changes o salmon-peach, then pink... ;o) ciao! Maurizio PS: I was discussing by now about this thread with a friend, which has a rose nursery, specialized in rare, historic and old roses. "You must to have 'Chromatella! I'll present it to you". So, this is the story: I will have soon also 'Cloth of Gold'. But definitely NOT have the space!! What's the solution ...? The mother and the son, maybe togheter, in a soft yellows' hug? Sounds nice....!!

Thank you all! These were taken right here in town of Beaumont, local water run off pond...too bad, some show the power pool. KT.. You have a keen eye...wouldn't have known until you mentioned. I think the time wasn't correct, it was more like 10PM Taken with... Camera Model Canon EOS 7D Shooting Date/Time 05/06/2010 4:57:45 PM Shooting Mode Shutter-Priority AE Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/1000 Av( Aperture Value ) 14.0 Metering Mode Center-Weighted Average Metering Exposure Compensation 0 ISO Speed 800 Lens 140.0 - 400.0mm Focal Length 400.0mm Konrad