Red Dark Leaf Dahlia

A bee was enjoying my aunt's beautiful red dark leaf dahlia growing in her yard.  This came back from last year and she is so pleased and so are the bees.  I went over to do a couple of errands for her and I was glad I brought my camera.

This is a back blip because I was lazy I guess, to do this when I should have.   I've been preoccupied with genealogy for my new cousin.  His mother's family is from Texas and Louisiana and it is proving harder than I thought it was going to be.  So, I don't know if I'll be able to get much further than what I have found so far.  Louisiana is a 'closed' state for birth and death certificates, and you have to have a certain close relationship to get those certificates.  It's been interesting to see the names there - a lot of French names.  

Warm and getting warmer as the heat moves up from the south to our part of the world.