1355 Resurrection lilies

Before we purchased our Lakeside home in 1988, I'd never noticed the lovely pink resurrection lily, which just surprises you suddenly on an August day by popping up through the soil. I rarely see them in central Ohio, although I'm sure they are there perhaps sneaking through in July when we are up here. We asked our neighbors about these splendid surprises, and they told us their name. Mrs. Thompson, the former owner, was known for her love for and tender care of a variety of blooming plants, ground cover and run-away bushes. We have a magnolia bush that is half the size of the house.

Borrowed from www.greyfort.com photo album
So I was a bit shocked when Susan last week-end and Jean this week-end, our house guests, both called them "naked ladies."

More in the category of "naked lady" was the across-the-street renter this past week. An extremely well-endowed, middle-aged earth mother type, she walked her three dogs each morning. . .in her sheer nightgown. And with no plastic baggies for the follow up.