We doped Mark up on Dayquil this past weekend and headed to the Apple Festival in Hendersonville. We've been enjoying the fruits of our labor ever since (and Mark is finally feeling better...something to do with the apples, perhaps?)
Harper thought that our bird bath was looking a little bare, so she decided to make it "pretty" by plucking all of the blooms off our mums. The bird bath did, indeed, look pretty, though I'm not sure what the birds thought.
I rarely say this about bugs but we are glad to have a bunch of these monarch caterpillars visiting us. Mark discovered them on the milkweed plant as he was weeding the front garden...and I was sitting inside enjoying the airconditioning...
We counted at least 10 this morning -- here's one of the smaller residents.
Then there are these guys -- milkweed aphids, apparently. I think we need to invite a few ladybugs over for lunch!
Anyway, that was our weekend. Pretty laid back and restful. I hope you had a great one!Labels: Fall, monarch butterflies, summer |
Beautiful photos, Joanna! I wish I lived in your neck of the woods!!