I took the day off from the tennis wars and went to Crosby Farm by the Mississippi to check on the native plants that are being encouraged there. The field of black eyed susans is in bloom. PP and UH put in some time this spring tending this plot one Saturday morning. The warm August weather has dried the blooms a bit, but we have had some rain to keep them perky. In fact there was some unexpected rain today, a day when it was supposed to get to 90 and the air quality supposedly suspect.
The native plants also attracted monarch butterflies. I have a devil of a time getting a photo of them however. They continue to flutter just out of camera range, but I caught this guy sipping some nectar. You may have to click on the photo to get the enlarged version to see it.
Another view of the tomato crop in MBY. These are the cherry tomatoes and they are ripening steadily, furnishing local and fresh veggies to our diet. And they are also pretty tasty.
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Birds and butterflies are both hard to photograph -- it takes more patience than I generally have. BB will be glad to hear that you got some rain -- she has plants that need watering.
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