Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: DAILY BUTTERFLIES Page 66, 0 by mellielong

mellielong wrote:
Where is everyone? Out gardening, I guess! Too hot to do much here. I weeded one of the main flower beds on the side of the house. It took me forever because it's so hot I feel like I'm moving in slow motion. For those who have never experienced the joy of a subtropical summer, go walk into a steam room. That's what it feels like. We also had a weird thunderstorm this morning around 8:45 so instead of just getting dirty I got muddy, too. We need the rain though so I can't complain.

After running a few errands once the rain moved through, I went to my favorite nursery. I wanted to get a few plants for the front of the street - some native porterweed, a salvia greggii, some pentas. The owner managed to snag some rue, dill, fennel, and parsley. I watched the eggs being laid on it and grabbed a couple rue for myself. Also got some Veronica "Sunny Border Blue" (I LOVE this plant). My rue came with a bonus egg!

Here's one of the culprits having a snack in between ovipositing sessions. Eastern Black Swallowtail!