The Beauty of Summer!

A closer look brings a great surprise!

We are enjoying the colorful Zinnias in our yard.  They were planted from seeds saved from last year's beautiful flowers.  It's amazing how many seeds one can harvest from one flower!  In the spring the seeds were planted.  They took a bit longer to sprout and grow this year, due to the rainfall we had in this area.  However, once they started growing the flowers have added so much color to our yard.

This Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly flew in one afternoon.  Moving slowly and not too close I was able to snap a photo! A beautiful sight!

Enjoy!

~Summer Guests~

Our summer guests!

This past month whenever I have been outside during the daylight hours, a quick glance at one of our colorful gardens is always going on.  The vibrant Zinnias that we planted from seeds are constantly blossoming.  I've learned from past experience that there will be an opportunity to suddenly see a brightly colored butterfly gliding in to check out our Zinnias.  Suddenly, today, it happened!  Sure looked like an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail!  Every year our guests return!

We are enjoying!