May

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=110 BGCOLOR="#CCFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="03c506e1egerbq.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#339900" FACE="Arial" ><B>My Garden in 2003</B></FONT><B> </B><B> </B><B> </B><B> </B><B> </B><B>|    </B><B> </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="My Garden in 2003"><U><B>My Garden in 2003</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="January"><U>January</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="February"><U>February</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="March"><U>March</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="April"><U>April</U></A>   |   May   |   <A HREF="id16.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="June"><U>June</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=190 BGCOLOR="#339900" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <IMG SRC="16ca5dc0.jpg" border=0 width="165" height="220" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> First glad of the season!</div> </td> <td valign="top" height=370 BGCOLOR="#99CC00" TEXT="#080000"> <div> May</div> <div> I can't believe it took me until Memorial Day (observed) to get this page online!</div> <bR> <div> May was the month of the bearded iris - I had them blooming around the yard, in all sorts of wonderful colors.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="12e5a780.jpg" border=0 width="90" height="120" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="1305a780.jpg" border=0 width="90" height="120" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="1325a780.jpg" border=0 width="90" height="120" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="1345a780.jpg" border=0 width="90" height="120" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="1365a780.jpg" border=0 width="90" height="120" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="1385a780.jpg" border=0 width="90" height="120" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="13a5a780.jpg" border=0 width="90" height="120" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="13c5a780.jpg" border=0 width="90" height="120" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="13e785a0.jpg" border=0 width="120" height="90" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="140785a0.jpg" border=0 width="120" height="90" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="142785a0.jpg" border=0 width="120" height="90" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="144785a0.jpg" border=0 width="120" height="90" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="146785a0.jpg" border=0 width="120" height="90" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="1485a780.jpg" border=0 width="90" height="120" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="14a5a780.jpg" border=0 width="90" height="120" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="14c5a780.jpg" border=0 width="90" height="120" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="14e5a780.jpg" border=0 width="90" height="120" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="1505a780.jpg" border=0 width="90" height="120" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="1525a780.jpg" border=0 width="90" height="120" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="1545a780.jpg" border=0 width="90" height="120" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Pretty spectacular, isn't it.  They've just about stopped blooming, but who knows whether I'll see more?</div> <bR> <div> There were more blooming as well:</div> <div> <IMG SRC="156dca50.jpg" border=0 width="220" height="165" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="158dca50.jpg" border=0 width="220" height="165" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> The white clematis out front and the magenta out back.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="15aa5dc0.jpg" border=0 width="165" height="220" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="15cdca50.jpg" border=0 width="220" height="165" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> The Princess Elizabeth rose has started it's procession of blooms which should last all year.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="15ea5dc0.jpg" border=0 width="165" height="220" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="160dca50.jpg" border=0 width="220" height="165" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> More clematis, next to the blooming lemon tree.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="162dca50.jpg" border=0 width="220" height="165" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="164a5dc0.jpg" border=0 width="165" height="220" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> The grape vines are coming along nicely, and should bloom any day now.  Meanwhile, the artichoke is profuse - there are about a half dozen that need to be cut and eaten!</div> <div> <IMG SRC="166aa800.jpg" border=0 width="170" height="128" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="168aa800.jpg" border=0 width="170" height="128" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="16aa5dc0.jpg" border=0 width="165" height="220" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Finally, here are flowers blooming out front - daylilies and two hanging pots.</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>