Ipomoea indica otherwise known as morning glory has made the first appearance at our house this summer. Last year the seeds never even sprouted. This year we had seen healthy leaves, but were hoping for blossoms.
They didn't disappoint us! They are called morning glory for a reason. I had to be out around the outside of the house in my pjs this morning trying to catch good pictures.
Everything
I want to make poems that say right out, plainly,
what I mean, that don't go looking for the
laces of elaboration, puffed sleeves. I want to
keep close and use often words like
heavy, heart, joy, soon, and to cherish
the question mark and her bold sister
the dash. I want to write with quiet hands. I
want to write while crossing the fields that are
fresh with daises and everlasting and the
ordinary grass. I want to make poems while thinking of
the bread of heaven and the
cup of astonishment; let them be
songs in which nothing is neglected,
not a hope, not a promise. I want to make poems
that look into the earth and the heavens
and see the unseeable. I want them to honor
both the heart of faith, and the light of the world;
the gladness that says, without any words, everything.
~ Mary Oliver ~
(New and Selected Poems Volume Two)
I always think if plants can survive in hot heat and dry, smoky air they must be survivors. Now some of these plants do so well because they are protected by the shade. JEJ has an even better theory. He is convinced that the whole secret to the beauty of these flowers is the way they are watered. I have to agree. Hats off to the Water Master JEJ! 
I will say though that the colors of these flowers I discovered on the garden tour today seem to be more vivid than I had remembered from last year. Above is a ivy geranium in a new color we love.
Of course coleus are always big showstoppers!
Another geranium just keeps spreading in a bit of shade.
The fragrance of this lily is enough to get you outside for a photo shoot.
The stem of this beauty was a bit wilted in the heat, but by propping it up I could catch what the lily really looked like. The weather is finally beginning to cool. Perhaps that means it is time to tackle those weeds (which are obviously not visible in any of the garden photos!)
Autumn Joy Stonecrop is a plant in the sedum family. Once established these plants tolerate hot weather, little water, and little care. Our sedum patch is my new all-time favorite garden this month. 
I am amazed at how these plants have grown this year. I can't wait until the blooms open in the fall. With their pale pink and pale apricot colors, they dress up any garden. After they bloom in late fall the blossoms turn a coppery color. Just gorgeous. We had these in different places around the gardens, but decided to put them all together. I guess they thrive off each other. Of course, they were named stonecrop because some sedum will just come up out of rocks. Can't beat these hot weather lovers when everything else is a bit wilted this week.