Black Swallowtail 
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
After posting the
dismaying news concerning the collapse of the monarch butterfly
population, we had a couple of visitors snacking on butterfly bush
nectar. I happened to be working in the East Garden at the time and told
them "bring your family, tell your friends. Plenty to eat for all, the
buffet is always open."
We finally got a good rain last Sunday, a deep soaker of 1.67" at our house. True to the nature of fickle rainfall these days, I was talking to a friend at the market and he lives roughly 10-15 miles away as the crow flies. The rain there only managed to get things wet. As it often happens, these rain events precede a sea change in the weather so Sunday evening it had cooled off. There practically was an audible sigh from the plants and critters as everyone felt better.
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