Yearly Water Lily

My red water lily bloomed today. The plant is about 5 years. It puts out many leaves, but has only bloomed once each year since I've had it. By mid to late June I look every day to see if the flower has appeared. Finally, today, lucky I did not miss it.

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY QUILT

I've always wanted a quilt that I could hang up during our annual picnic. This year it will be on the the 5th, because I have to work on Friday. This quilt was made for the guild's annual picnic as a DIY challenge. Each month we were give a new assignment, such as 12 inch center square, a plain border, a piece border and an applique border and then one of our chose. Patterns and colors were our own choice. It was a very fun project.