I have a fritillary butterfly out with my zinnias. I had to look it up to find its name. There are numerous kinds of them and I am not trying to be specific with its name right now. It was a little jittery around me so I had to zoom to get to it rather than stand close to it.
I am thinking that I should be watering these. In a couple of days we are going to head into the high 90s and maybe 103° for a couple of days. I know they won't die but I bet the blooms could last a little longer.
I ventured into the back side of the zinnias to get to the tall weed. It reminded me of something my dad call pig weed. I may be wrong but I get lots of weeds that come from the remains of a former cornfield. I also found the milkweed type vine clinging and climbing over it and in the zinnias. It felt good to get it out of there.
I rescued an iris this morning that had been planted in a good spot at first. As the things grew up around it I find it was in a bad spot. I move iris any time in the summer. The iris was struggling and quit bloomnig the past too years as it was in too much shade. I mixed good black soil in with the clay soil to plant it out in the sunny area. I will water them for at least a couple of weeks to get them settled.
I caught her in the sunshine yesterday. The feathers reflect to give it color. Most of the time I can only get shaded photos of my humming birds in the afternoon so I have to station myself in the window in the morning. I spent the morning in the yard working at lots of different projects. I had to spot mow some of my yard early morning when it was cool. We have a strong wind that keeps us comfortable this afternoon. Thanks for stopping by today.
2 comments:
Great shot of the butterfly!
Stay cool! That is a very pretty butterfly:)
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