Our sign says it all.
So many hundreds of colorful dragonflies this summer... more than ever before.
I cannot capture on film the masses of dragonflies frolicking through our yard and down our roads.
You will have to take my word for it.
Blue.
Red.
Green with a striped black tail.
My favorite chair for watching them flitter by.
The enormous willow tree at the back of the photo is prettier than ever, and the when the wind blows, she dances a hula.
This large mama garden spider (at the left of the kayak) built a 15 foot wide web over our pond, from tree limb to tall edge grasses. She caught dragonflies, butterflies, and horseflies, and spun them into tasty bundles covered with silk. She created the zigzag in the center of the web for stability and hung there waiting for prey. When she had had enough of this locale, she ate her web and moved on. The male spiders don't go to all this trouble, they just visit for meals.
A new barn hiding in the woods. Husband calls it the "Bat Cave".
A new vintage farm artifact--a mower. For effect only.
My perennial flower garden is in almost full bloom, despite some deer and bunny damage.
My vegetable garden has tomatoes, kale, brussels sprouts, onions, and basil.
A close-up of my tangled flower party.
The only roses I could harvest. The deer ate the rest of them. :(
You can fight, but you cannot win.
Flourishing tomato plant with the most delicious fruit (which I have already picked and eaten.)
A visit from the Stay-Puffed Marshmallow Man.
A beautiful moody night sky.
How I love summer.
