I had to change MLB feeders, too, so it was almost dark by the time I’d finished, but we got enough rain last night that I was able to plant the last two, long-suffering Wine and Roses weigela that I got ages ago but had kept on the patio. They don’t look like much now, and the soil is pretty barren over there, but I dug big holes and used lots of Black Kow, so hopefully they forgive me and grow.

My Spicebush Swallowtail caterpillars are still alive, and I had six Monarchs in various stages, but lost one to a predatory stink bug. I normally leave those guys alone, but that one I caught with my poor caterpillar impaled, so it’s now an ex-predatory stink bug. This is my biggest Monarch; he’s not far from being a J, so I hope nothing gets to him–I want a butterfly!