Dahlias

* I wanted to credit this picture but I closed the link too quickly! 

I've decided that Dahlias are my favorite flower. Not only because they are stunning but because they remind me so much of my father's gardens back home in Wisconsin. The ones I remember most were bright magenta and of the waterlily variety, and they will forever have a soft spot in my heart but I can't get over beauty and geometry of the ball variety. Especially the peach ones. I think they're called Barbarry Ideal.

I really miss seeing these. It doesn't ever quite feel like summer without them.