Rose of Sharon

My Rose of Sharon tree is in full bloom now and it is gorgeous.  It is my favorite color in the garden.  When there is so much yellow and orange with the Rudbeckia and Helenium, it is a cool counterpoint, a true lavender blue.  (Remember that song?  In1949 a version of the song, titled "Lavender Blue (Dilly Dilly)", was featured in the Walt Disney film So Dear to My Heart, where it was sung by Burl Ives. This version was nominated for Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1949.)  I will be singing it all day now.  I went for my blood screening for my surgery on Monday and I am O positive, the universal donor.  I also found this interesting, research suggests that people with blood group O have a lower risk of heart diseases and memory problems (including dementia) than the rest of the population.  Well, I guess that's a good thing.