i hate to admit it but it is beginning to look like fall. (insert big sigh here) as much as i hate the extreme heat and humidity of summer, i do not look forward to winter. however, the garden in transition to fall can be quite interesting. flowers producing seeds, leaves changing colors and insects laying eggs can be very exciting finds for someone with a camera.
i did not keep the hummingbird feeder full this summer and as soon as i finally filled it, they found it. literally within minutes of it being hung out the little ladies came out to investigate and sample the syrup.
our lady friend in the perennial garden is growing large in the abdomen. she will lay her eggs soon and then she will die. if we are lucky, there will be lots of little babies next summer.
the carpenter bees are loving the vitex in the bee nectar garden.
a beautiful monarch in the yellow butterfly bush in the butterfly garden
florence fennel in the herb garden. i remember my grandmother serving fennel at family dinners when i was young. she would cut it into strips and it resembled celery sticks but it sure didn't taste like celery!
soldier beetles in the autumn joy sedum
a tomato horn worm that has been attacked by a parasitic wasp. the white ricelike stalks are actually cocoons for the wasps and they are feeding on the caterpillar. natural insect control at it's finest!
another view of the caterpillar and company
one more view of the little bugger
it was a good day for viewing caterpillars, we also found this little wooly yellow guy
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