It's a Beautiful Morning in the Neighborhood

This volunteer wild Gaillardia appeared in my yard this morning. What a happy event to be greeted by this lovely plant.

Rampant Rudbeckia?

Rampant Rudbeckia?

Rampant Rudbeckia?

My winter flowering orchid decided to grace me with a bouquet of six flowers with two more on the way in the summer. Perhaps I divided it too late and the setback caused its normal flowering cycle to go haywire. Regardless, its perfume is sending delightful chills to my nose.