Crisscrossing

So here's my flower for the day.
Don't expect the Latin genus.
These grow around the side of our house, and down our street there are all manner of different coloured variations. Very pretty. I haven't a clue what they're called, except that I vaguely recall someone once saying that they might be a 'Japanese paper lantern' or somesuch name. Could be totally up the creek on that one of course! Feel free to enlighten us.

And this picture was taken because I loved the way the sun caught the mass of silken highway.....it looks a bit like our lives feel, at the moment!