awww, shucks, thanks all!
I hope to get more blues and purples for next year. I began to see a few bees and butterflies around which was really nice, then I think my landscaping company used a herbicide on the ground when they weeded last month (grrrr grumble grump).
This week has been busier than usual--my father's interment and celebration of life event were on Monday--it went super well and was a really good and meaningful event!
Since then Katie and I have been busy doing stuff like passport-renewing.
It's been so nice to have her here. She flies back to NYC on Sunday.