I have been watering daily and doing minor chores, trying to stay out of the sun. The lawn and part of the pasture were mowed yesterday. The pasture in front of the barns is pretty flat, but will need some fill and grading for the wedding tent. The corn is mid-thigh in height, and a couple of tomatoes are ripening.
I spotted a catbird nest in a rose bush in the terrace beds with a couple green eggs, probably a second brood. The Indigo Bunting has been a regular at the feeder.
In the pasture the milkweed is in bloom, and I went out there with the camera to look for Monarchs because I saw an orange butterfly in the yard. The orange was from Fritillaries or Crescents, who I did see, as well as a White Admiral, Sulfurs and Cabbage Whites.
New blooms: astilbe, rosebay rhododendron, rose mallow, yarrow, filipendula, Asclepias incarnata, a milkweed, [clover and vetch have been out for weeks, but I forgot to mention them before].
Indigo Bunting again, he remains gorgeous. [First B]
Water lilies are doing very well this year. Some are white, some pink.
Clover has taken over the lawn which is good. Clover is a legume and so takes nitrogen from the air and puts it in the ground, natural fertilizer. All these white dots are clover flowers.
Can you find the bird's nest in the rose bush? [Another B]
Here's a close-up of the nest and eggs.
Ms. Catbird in residence.
The other B. A White Admiral on a milkweed flower.
You must be over 18 years old to view this image, unless accompanied by a parent. Two Fritillaries at it, the female is the larger, darker one. They are on a mint leaf. I think they are Great Spangled Fritillaries. This congress went on for 20 minutes.
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