My Wife the Weeder
Since I've been inside mostly, my wife has been dealing with weeding tasks in the garden. I have thanked her often for this (even though once she yanked a Butterfly Weed by accident!), and you can see the effects. Here are some before and after pictures:
A significant improvement! She says it helps her to get out of the house and not dwell on the various tasks she has to deal with.
And here is the growth in her raised vegetable garden beds, going wonderfully:
Flower Visitors
There have been a large number of insects visiting the flowers.
The Wild Bergamot plants have had a riot of insects on them, especially bees:
The Dwarf Joe-Pye Weed only recently bloomed, and this is the first insect I saw on it:
A Monarch Butterfly is at the top of this image of some purple coneflowers planted years ago by our driveway:
The Gray-Headed Coneflowers haven't had as many visitors, but this shot shows the various stages of the blooms, which have gray centers early on.
It is very reassuring to see the flowers attracting many insects. This is why I wanted to plant more flowers that bloom early, so I could have a continued source of nectar for the insects throughout the growing season.
What's Next?
I need to get outside more. I've been feeling better this past week, and I hope to get out much more often. I was actually able to cook a decent meal and go grocery shopping in the last few days, so that's good. On the down side, I had a couple of health issues interrupt me this past week; not unexpected, but they do prevent me from being more active.
Just taking it day-by-day, and doing what I can when I can.
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