As most of you know we moved into a house in the beginning of this year.  Well we have a lot of flowers and things growing around the yard.  We have this flowering vine growing in one of our front flower beds and we have no idea what it is.  I wasn’t even sure it was going to get any flowers but this past week it started to.  They are a real beautiful orange color.  Does anyone know what these are?

It was starting to take over our porch railing so I had to do some trimming this past Sunday.  Then Chris was mad that I cut it back!

I also love these long purple flowers because they attract the most beautiful butterflies.  Of course when I had my camera outside there were none to be seen.  Hopefully next summer we won’t have a water ban so we can actually water these flowers and not watch them die in the heat.

Also just a reminder that I am already booking into fall and GULP holiday season!  Yikes!  Better start my Christmas shopping- and yes I usually have started it and/or at least gathered ideas before now.  I guess it really is Christmas in July:)  Please contact me for available dates as I have a limited number of weekend dates available for the remainder of the year.