Monday's Progress.....

 I took a lot of new photos of the hummers feeding.  I moved the feeder, while spilling sugar water down the front of my shirt, and the birds photos have improved. I am getting a lot of wars among them.  At least three at a time will circle and threaten each other.

I check for Japanese beetles twice a day.  I think I am winning as there was only two bugs yesterday. A single beetle can destroy the whole whole bloom in a short time. 

The late afternoon sun did hel to highlight the phlox. I see many butterflies out there from a distance but when I am out there I can't find a single one. This old fashion phlox came from the old place and it has really established itself in a couple of years. 

I am planning on mulching around all the plants in the cottage garden area.  I have the bag out there of mulch so I am really going to do it. It is so humid today but I may get some of it down this morning.

I am so glad that I did go ahead and plant the zinnias. It was almost too late but I am going to be glad that I tried. Those who follow me know that I whined about it all spring until I ventured out to a nursery to get some seed. 

 

I love how the informal shot can get a feeling of the area. I will bring this inside now so that we can see it closer. The glads surprised me by putting a lot of new stems of blooms in such a short time. I though I was going to have dud year on them but they are pulling through.

I thank you for stopping by today. I hope your day is a good one. Monday is a marching on day to get the week going.