Bloom of the Evening

Isn't this pretty? It's one of the flowers I have in a pot in our back yard that's just starting to open up and bloom. I had to take a quick pick as I know it'll be gone by tomorrow.  Sadly, it's too darn hot out to do anything fun in the yard, like finish the path to the pond. However, I did make Ken clean the pond filter tonight as it was getting pretty nasty. (Note that I really do know how to clean it, but I keep telling him he needs to do it. I just don't want to because it is such a stinky/gross job. I don't think he reads the blog so no one tell him!)