Lilies--Lilies---Lilies

Lilies and Daylilies blooming in our side flowerbed

Our Lilies have really been showing off this summer.  We've had 19 different varieties ---and the good news is that most of them have bloomed and bloomed and bloomed...   You can see other Lilies which I have posted so far by going to my sidebar and scrolling down to Lilies 2012.  Click there --and you can see more (if you missed them the first time)...

One of my favorite Lilies this year (which bloomed earlier and is long gone now) was Pink Perfection...  See it by clicking HERE.  I didn't know that other upcoming ones would be as pretty or prettier... But they have been!!  It has been a great year, although it is almost all over now....  Luckily,  we still have lots of beautiful Roses--which will bloom until late Fall.

Today I'll share more pictures of our Lilies... Hope you enjoy them.  I just wish you could have been here to enjoy them in person!!!!!   Above is a photo showing you all of the color we have had in our side flowerbed...  Our Lilies are mostly in this bed and in the roadside bed in the front.  Below are more.  Be sure to click on the photos to see them larger.

Treffer Lily

Buena Vista Lily

Regale Lily

Tinos Lily  (photo taken by George)

We had many beautiful Lilies in our Lamppost Flowerbed

Touching Lily

And finally,  here is another favorite of mine... This beauty (called Touching) really bloomed and bloomed for us this summer.... Isn't it awesome???

Hope you enjoyed seeing more of our Lilies in our yard...  Which one(s) do you like???   I have at least one more post showing our Lilies, along with more Rose posts and more Daylily posts..

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,
Betsy

General Jackson Showboat, Nashville, TN

After leaving Centennial Park in Nashville, Tennessee on our 11th wedding anniversary--June 23, 2012,  (click HERE if you missed this post),   we checked into our motel (Holiday Inn Express) and then at about 6:30 p.m.  we boarded the General Andrew Jackson Showboat for a lovely three hour evening  (7-10) consisting of a boat ride during the late afternoon and evening,  a delicious dinner,  and lots of musical entertainment.

As I mentioned on the  Centennial Park post,  we were enjoying 're-living'  some of the memories we made in 2001--when we were dating and first married.    We last visited the General Jackson Showboat on my birthday in August of 2001.   SO---eleven years later---we went back!!!!!  It was great in 2001---but even greater in 2012....  Maybe we can go back again in 2021, on our 20th.

Hope you enjoy some of our pictures from this memorable evening.  If you want more info about the General Jackson,  click HERE.  Above is a photo they took of us before boarding.  You can see the boat in the background.  Click on all pictures for enlargements.

We enjoyed being on deck --listening to the live Bluegrass music,  and watching all of the happenings along the beautiful Cumberland River.   Here are some skiers having fun!!!

A nice lady volunteered to take a picture of us while we sat on the deck.

Taken in August of 2001

Now here is a blast from the past...  This picture was taken in  August of 2001 ---the last time we went on this showboat...  NOTE the dress I'm wearing...  It's the same dress I wore this year..  I always loved that dress --and it has been packed away waiting for me to lose enough weight to wear it again... How 'bout that?

George in 2001

And here is a picture of George taken on the boat in 2001.  I'm sorry I don't have a picture of the two of us together then.

Downtown Nashville at night 

We went into a huge dining room for dinner (LOTS of people on this boat today)---and after a dinner of braised BBQ short ribs, salad and veggies (and before dessert),  they told us to go back outside and get some pictures of Downtown Nashville at night...  It was a beautiful evening and we both took LOTS of pictures...  Here's one for you.

Concert at  the stadium

There was a Kenny Chesney/Tim McGraw concert going on at the Titans Stadium (LP Field) that night ---so I took a picture of them --from the boat.  (George's sister and friends were at that concert and said that it was fabulous!)

After dessert (chocolate tart),  the "Heart of Tennessee" took us on a musical journey of all of the different kinds of music in the state of Tennessee.   This was my favorite part of the entire evening.  This entertainment group was EXCELLENT --and both George and I really enjoyed it.  Here is one (of many) pictures I took during the performance.

AND---just for us (I'm sure),  they showed a beautiful WATERFALL on the screen....  What could be more fitting than seeing this on our anniversary?????   Neat, huh???

Finally,  when we got back to our room  (while we were still dressed up) ---we took one more picture of us...  (We seldom dress up these days ---so this event was quite special.)

Hope you enjoyed seeing some of our pictures from the General Jackson Showboat... If you ever get to Nashville,  be sure and take a ride!!!!  It's WONDERFUL...

I am really happy this week since we have received almost SIX inches of rain....  It was the steady, gentle rain which the yard LOVES.... All of our flowers are smiling bigtime now...

Have a great weekend and I'll see you on Monday.
Hugs,
Betsy