Garden Pic Wednesday: Bi-Color Amaryllis & Squash Flower

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Garden Pics today:

My orange & white Amaryllis:
Backlit by late day sun! Gorgeous!



And:
A spaghetti squash blossom this morning with a honeybee visitor!



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