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Bearded Iris. Is it closed from rain, or not yet fully open?
House finch, gold finches, and White Crowned Sparrow?
Best place to find all kinds of beautiful roses!
This is Hedera helix 'Gold Child'. The American Ivy Society has selected ‘Gold Child’ as the ivy of the year for 2008.
Actually, those are good photos. What kind of lens do you on your camera to get thus close?
Kildeer nests are always built out in the open, usually along roadsides. Seems like they'd get run over easily!
Actually, this is a Verbena, of the variety Verbena x tenera TexTuf. It grows as a perennial wildflower in Texas.