Upside down or sideways, that's a beautiful picture of a beautiful yellow tiger, Tom. You can't beat the coloring (and size!) of yellow female tigers!

Sherry

Tom,

She's gorgeous and your pic is great. I still haven't seen a swallowtail...please send one my way. BTW, I think your pic is great just as it is but I turned it right side up for you :)

It was very cloudy here all day but didn't get any rain until 8:30 when we also lost electric (for just half an hour) and then not much rain. It did cool us down by 10 degrees over the past days and the humidity was much lower. Forecast for rain next week looks promising.

Looks much better, Rhonda. Thanks.

Lots of butterflies around now. I finally saw an Eastern Black the other day. They have been around. I've got two in their chrysalises now and a bunch of eggs. If many hatch I'll move them onto another fennel that is on the other side of the house.

Seeing Giants every day now and lots of Monarchs, Sulfurs, Frits and Polydamas. I went a week or so without seeing a Pipevine, but the last few days I've seen two or three.

On the other hand, this is was the worst May in years for hummingbirds. I haven't seen one in over two weeks now. Normally, I have two or three regulars this time of year, but not now.

Tom, what a beautiful butterfly. It sounds like you're having a great butterfly year. I hope your little hummers return soon. Could they be busy mating and building their nests? I notice during that time around here, I seldom see them. Then all of a sudden, they're back, chattering and fussing.

The new hummingbird plant I'm trying, Dicliptera
suberecta, is setting lots of buds.

I can't wait to see
the blooms and to see if the hummers take to it. They've been coming to
the Black and Blue but that has always been a favorite.

Mary