Again, these will be out of order because I’m still (always) catching up, but whatever–at least they’ll be posted.

I saw this big guy fly under the patio, and I thought he was likely some kind of underwing, but I still had to go and look because there are sooooo many underwing moths, and so many look alike. I think this one is Catocala retecta-luctosa, AKA Yellow-Grey Underwing / Hulst’s Underwing. Apparently, the two species are so alike that they cannot be distinguished from photos, so there you are.

None of the crocosmia did fantastic this year, but I was surprised to see even the few orange ones that I did have. I think I like them enough to have more, but I also think they need to have their own spot somewhere. Not sure where, but it’s got to be somewhere that drains well when it rains, but is easy for me to water when it doesn’t. Anyway, they’re pretty even if they are few.

The trash pandas have finally discovered that I keep hummingbird feeders over on the west/south side of the house. I know it’s the young ones, gone exploring, but I don’t give a shit why; I just need them to stop. After they pulled one feeder down, and emptied three more two nights in a row, I’d had enough. At first, I was going to use Tanglefoot, but then decided to have a little pity on them, and just used cooking spray. Not that much pity, though, because the powder stuck to the oil is ground ghost pepper. I couldn’t tell for sure, but the third night after I did this, there looked to be swipe marks on the pole of the Man Cave feeder, so I think one of the trash panda kids got curious in spite of the smell. Good…I hope the little bastard has hot paws for a week, and learns his lesson, because if one more hummingbird feeder gets pulled down, that ghost pepper is going on with Tanglefoot, and that won’t wipe off!

Just a pretty flower on the Cliffie bush. I really need to move that; it blooms where it is, but it would have more if it was in full sun. Perhaps next spring.

The jewelweed behind the pond is doing better this year than it has in the past, but the very clever jewelweed around the waterfall that actually put its roots down into the pond is a veritable jungle. I can’t actually see the Babbling Brook at this point in time, but the jewelweed is blooming now, and I love to watch the MLBs, booping their way methodically through every flower.