It seems we have had more bees, butterflies and dragonflies this year than ever before or maybe I've had more time to enjoy. Hot, hot days and they just flutter around the garden drinking in their nectar. It is a beautiful sight.
bumblebee on false dragonhead
dragonfly (snake doctor)
on one of our concrete benches
and we seen a chicken snake later that afternoon
butterfly on the zinnas
which they dearly love
another on the butterfly weed
and another on the false dragonhead
This past weekend was very nice, 80s and no humidity and it was easier to work outside. We are back in the 90s again this week with slim chances of rain for the weekend. We have been trimming, cutting down and trying to get the garden back under control - yeah right. Don't know if that will ever happen but we are sure trying. We are going to start watering on Friday and Saturday nights so we can pull, dig and get the weeds/tree sprouts out and mulch down. We have our work cut out for us and hopefully will have a garden we can enjoy more and work less next year. haha
Great shots!!! I remember when we had days like that.... ha ha. We are on like seventy something of over 100 degrees and no rain. Ugh. But soon it will change. Your photos are beautiful!
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Great photos Sandy! I love watching the bees and butterflies flitting around the flowers too. I got stung the other day, and that is the first time I can remember being stung in the garden. OUCH!
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Those butterflies are beautiful! Your false dragons head is actually obedient plant (phytosegia virginia). I have a ton of it in my garden and the pollinators and hummingbirds love it. False dragonshead is dracocephalum which is Latin for dragon(draco) head (cephalum). It's a low growing plant that does well in dryish partial shade.
ReplyDeleteYour cross stitching is so precise! You're very talented!