Tuesday, August 19, 2008

The Right Bug Eating the Right Plant!

It's good when a bug shows up in your yard to eat the plants you put in especially for it! In this case, a Monarch caterpillar. I've seen plenty of the butterfly stage, but had yet to find a caterpillar until today. Here it is on some Butterfly Weed which is now forming seed pods in these parts.

Monday, August 18, 2008

I'm Still Here...

I've been enjoying summer activities and become a neglectful blogger. I just have a random pic for you today. The summer skies are lovely and I manage to see a lot of pretty sunsets when I am out with the dogs. Here's one from a couple of nights ago, taken from our backyard.