Sedum and Sunflowers

The plants with the most activity in my garen this time of year would definately be the sedum and maximilian sunflower. So many bees and butterflies, just had to share!

Teeny tiny skipper butterfly.

Great Spangle Fritillary

I even made a friend while tearing down some tomato plants.

Three B's in the Garden

The gardens were buzzing with life this morning; bees, birds and butterflies!

One of the best plants I bought this spring is the "Heather Queen" Mexican hyssop. All the garden critters seem to love it and it's heat and drought tolerant, weather conditions we are experiencing right now.

Yellow Swallowtail on a hyssop or agastache.

Another great end of summer performer that tolerates hot, dry weather are the salvias.

This little butterfly seems happy.

Love the intricate patterns on the Spicebush Swallowtail.

Pumpkin Pie likes to sit with me in the morning.

A ruby throated male hummingbird flew right in front of my face

and asked me to go back inside so he could eat in peace.

"In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous."

--Aristotle

Roses and Butterflies

Spent a little time at Hershey Gardens today. The newly renovated butterfly house opened last week and I was anxious to see it. Zoe and I had a magical time. And let me tell you, outside there are more roses than you can shake a stick at (7,500)! Milton Hershey's wife must have loved her roses. I am glad we got a membership as it gets us into Winterthur as well - $75 well spent!

This rose looks fake or else like it should be on a birthday cake!

"The caterpillar does all the work but the butterfly gets all the publicity."

-George Carlin

Feeding time!

Pink roses on a trellis.

"Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you." ~Nathaniel Hawthorne

"Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have roses." Alphonse Karr

I wanted to take this owl statue home with me!

Hope you had a wonderful weekend!