Late August Blooms

I was watering this evening and spied a lovely bright goldfinch. First it perched on an old stem of a day lily near my pond. Then it flew to the Russian sage and perched there. I hoped it would stick around until I got the camera, but it was gone. I took these pictures instead.Here is a crepe myrtle that I got from the Arbor Day Foundation as a twig. Originally it was planted with the other