PAINTED LADY POSES

i was so happy to see this today:

and the painted lady was quite cooperative for a short time...

even finding the best light...

the potager is in a wild state... 

tithonia, at right, is 9 feet tall and still not blooming...

 this butternut is oddly attached to the stem along its length

lucky spider, unlucky wasp...

echinacea 'green jewel' lasts a long time in or out of a vase...

cleome 'violet queen' which self-sowed (and how.)

COAL-TON

katydid on the house... taken with flash the only light...

"i wasn't sticking my nose in the charcoal bag, it's ash wednesday!"

right after i saw this photo, i trimmed luna's nails... 

the tomatoes are burgeoning and i'm giving them away...

CRACKED TOMATOES

but who's complaining? we returned from vacation late last night; i went out to the potager with a lantern to collect a few tomatoes for dinner... and wow, they were sure easy to find! dr. wyche's yellow has the largest fruits this year...

here they are with some cherokee purple, brandywine and cucumbers...

the potager looks pretty good and has enjoyed the recent hot, dry weather... friday's storm with 1" of rain apparently caused the cracking, but we needed the rain.

arrangements i made today...

i'm going to have to take my camera in for a cleaning... it's a mess...

JUST CHILLIN'

it's hot here... where isn't it in the u.s. these days?

colton weighs 50 lbs... 

just chillin'

brugmansia blooming, first night

against the evening blue

veggies are struggling in the potager with the wacky weather, but tomatoes are producing...