Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: DAILY BUTTERFLIES Page 52, 1 by mellielong

mellielong wrote:
I'll have to look up that skipper in my books when I can move. Melanie overdid it in the garden today. I finished clearing my plot for my vegetable garden. Pulling some of the roots out of the ground was a little much for my back. So I loaded up on ibuprofen and watched some football. Then, when Dad got home we went out to a horse stable/riding lesson place where we got two cubic yards of composted horsie manure! Of course, that involved more shoveling which was rough on my back. While we were there, I had the good luck to step in a pile of fire ants. But I came home, took a shower, and rubbed hydrocortisone all over my legs.

While I was taking a break this morning, I saw these Gulf Frits basking. It's been a little cooler here with highs around 80 and lows around 60. Just perfect for gardening and going caterpillar hunting.