Speaking of recording our gardens photographically, for both the DB and ourselves...
I'm already shocked and amazed when I wander through last season's photos. Much of the time my eyes go big with wonder....did these and those really look that pretty? Wow!
It's just amazing how quickly the constant viewing of a seemingly lifeless garden clouds the memory...pictures really are priceless!
[A butterfly that my young son "saved" and allowed to follow us home (sitting on his pants-leg) from a garage sale.
He chose the flower with which to relocate it
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Out of all the things (mostly toys and books) that we brought home from the sale that day, the butterfly is what he remembers.