Late July Flowers in Bloom

Summer is only half over, but most of my perennials have already finished blooming!

When spring arrives late - as it did this year - I always hope their blooming season will last longer...

But it never does!

Instead, the flowers rush to bloom!

These are ones I associate with late summer...

Are there any flowers still to come...?!

Some, that I planted years ago, have left the flower beds and spread to the grass - which, in our long dry heat, has become dormant.

Much of the greenery on the lawn is weed... I haven't been able to do any weeding either this year...

On the plus side, this may be why I'm noticing a few flowers that didn't bloom last year. I wondered then if I had accidentally pulled them out...

The garden isn't perfect, but I appreciate the flowers that are in bloom...

And I remind myself: They'll be back next year!