Today was the Ashland Garden Tour, and Steve and I had a wonderful time visiting 5 beautiful gardens and taking pictures of some of the gorgeous blossoms that I saw. But today was also very special, because one of our friends from our cycling club invited me to display some of my flower photography at her home, which was one of the featured gardens!! Thank you so much, Elaine!! Such a generous offer, I was delighted at the comments that I got about my pictures!

After the garden tour, Steve and I went to another friend's home for a sumptuous dinner and great conversation. This lovely phlox blossom was in my friend Sunny & Mike's front yard and its bright and cheery color worked perfectly to express how I felt about today, and to having such dear friends!

Augustine Birrell PC, KC (19 January 1850 – 20 November 1933) was an English politician, barrister, academic and author. He was Chief Secretary for Ireland from 1907 to 1916, resigning in the immediate aftermath of the Easter Rising. Wikipedia: Augustine Birrell