Since you brought up bugs... I've noticed a fair number of ants crawling around on my daylilies. Is that normal?

The daylilies are looking great! Nan's First Blush is beautiful, and Shores of Time gave you a great FFO.

I haven't seen as many earwigs this year, but have seen a lot more deerflies and black flies. The buggers bit me behind the ears and gave quite a swelling. I'm not sure what the bugs are that like to nestle in each daylily and eat the pollen, but there's a lot more of them this year, too.

You have some pretty ones blooming today, especially Russian Ragtime and Shores of Time. Bugs are the bane of a gardener's existence, I guess.

Debra

I really like Russian Ragtime, but Hearts on Fire is my favorite. I think I lost mine, and I had a nice clump, but the drought can get anything. One thing you can do about gnats is go to the drugstore and get a bottle of Oil of Peppermint. A couple of drops around your face makes them leave your face alone. I put it on my hat and it works. Be careful since it might be hot on your skin. My bottle has barely dropped level at all and I've had it four years, but it cost $15 when I got it.

kay

Bunnies are cute but I am glad I don't have them as the eat too many flowers. My favorite is the clump of Soul On Fire.

LOL! You had me laughing so hard my dog was wondering what the excitement is! I love the fact your husband is against all that :) It all comes round eventually.

Shores Of Time! Why do I still not have that 1?

Thanks everybody!

Jeanerz, I believe it was Kay who said to pour some detergent around a daylily. To repell ants.
Chris, I need to google those flies, after I put vanilla on my skin I became an 'attraction' for some new flies I haven't seen before, pale orange with black transparent wings.
Thanks Kay for Oil of Peppermint tip! I looked for it in Walmart but couldn't find, they told me to look at the baking aisle ;) People are complaining here about gnats, we didn't have those before! I heard a suggestion to put dryer sheets in your hair :)
My Soul on Fire was one of the best performers last year and increased well as you can see in the pic. If you lost yours and want it again I can share.
Bunnies have been behaving so far, knock on wood.
Lalaland :) :)
Get Shores of Time it is pretty! Though certainly not among my best budded and doesn't increase rapidly (which is actually a plus for me).

What a gorgeous Shores of Time! I've had my problems with it here.

nat4b -- what kind of detergent? Like dishwasher detergent? or laundry soap? I use the liquid kind for laundry...

I've used peppermint oil to keep ants out of the kitchen. I don't remember the ratio, but mixed a little peppermint oil with water in a spray bottle. Screws up their trail. Wonder if that would be safe for the plants and work outside too...

Oh sorry powder laundry detergent, that's what I sprinkled last year near couple daylilies.

Your Prediction looks like what happened to a couple of blooms here but I did have one open perfectly and more yet to open.

Shores Of Time opened perfectly with all those ruffles. Makes you wonder why one opens so great and others seem to have a hard time.

Julia

Oh gosh Nat, I wish I could send you some of this RAIN. All it does is rain, day after day....and heavy too. It destroyed my rose flush so I never got to enjoy the old roses at all, and now the japanese beetles are eating what roses are left. It seems it's either too much rain or too little for all of us around the country.
My daylilies are finally starting up this week and I am finding lots of slug and thrip damage but the clumps look great from the rain!
I have never seen Eyes on the Prize double before (or at least mine never has) but that looks cool. And your Shores of Time looks WONDERFUL. Mine is budded but still a ways from blooming. I also grow Night Beacon and mine is a stingy bloomer too. Cute bunny!

Celeste

Thanks, Mantis, Julia, Celeste!

Prediction: same thing today, four flowers and all like this. It's not even not fully open like Chance Encounter, it's not open at all. It's very crowded there though, Could this be a problem? I don't know. But for 2 years it almost always had pretty much perfect blooms.

Celeste, yeah I can see how too much rain can be a problem. Poor roses. Btw, we got a little rain this morning.
Eyes on the Prize doubles a little quite often, but that's the first almost real double. I prefer single of course.
Oh, thanks for your comment on Night Beacon. I was wondering maybe it's too big and needs dividing and that's why just 4 scapes.

Barbara Mitchell such a classic! :)