Much of this blog post was in the archives from last year. It has some fun photos so I thought, I should still post them and I'll just add more to the bottom.
Summer is flying by!
Mealy Cup Sage 'Henry Duelberg' and Agrimony
Pearl Crescent Butterfly.
This moth has an interesting name. It's a female Black Witch Moth (Ascalapha odorata) found on the back porch light. It left as soon as the sun went down.
Yellow-collared Scape Moth.
American Lady Butterfly
I haven't taken the time to identify this little skipper but I've been seeing many of this kind.
I'm just not good at identifying bees. It's a big one. Maybe an American Bumble Bee.
This little Blue Jay made me laugh.
Two of them had landed on the edge of the birdbath at the same time. One jumped in, took a bath and flew away.
The other one was still on the edge looking down at the water. Then it started jumping straight up and down. It was so funny looking, it looked like it had springs in its legs! It did that for awhile, jumping straight up and down like a spring! That is until it jumped backwards and landed on the ground! I then realized that poor bird must be nervous about getting in the water.
But it was determined. It got back up on the rim of the birdbath and continued jumping up and down awhile longer before finally getting up the nerve to jump in. It splashed in the water for one brief moment, jumped back on the edge, fluffed and flew away. The whole thing had me laughing out loud. It must have been a young juvenile blue jay, getting it's feet wet for the first time. It was probably one of the parents that had landed with it in the beginning.
More Juveniles at the pond, these are Bluebirds.
And a young male Ruby-throated Hummingbird having a shower. ❤️
Mr. Green the lizard with a Club Tailed Robber Fly
No matter what's happening in the world, I can always count on nature to lift my spirits and I'm thankful for that.
This is where the blog ended. Now for this year...
Squash
Unidentified dragonfly
Giant Swallowtail Butterfly
King Conky stressing out. Again.
And again! lol
Going in the oven to roast
Roasted tomatoes, onion and garlic make a really delicious tomato soup. I mean REALLY delicious!!
Red Spotted Purple Butterfly. I've seen a lot of them this year.
These unknown caterpillars are all over the leaves of the sunchokes. Actually, there are several kinds of caterpillars on the leaves of the sunchokes but I think these are more likely butterfly cats.
And finally the hummingbirds. Last but certainly not least, there are more hummingbirds around here than I can count. I'm making between 17 and 18 cups of nectar everyday. Maybe a second brood of babies are now visiting the feeders. Just this past week or so there seems to be even more of them. Extra cane sugar is on my shopping list.
"The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still." Exodus 14:14 (NIV)
Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not. Jeremiah 33:3 (KJV)
(The last photo was taken in Wyoming)
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