Around the Village in Photos: July 22 - 28 , 2016

Very Hot days reaching the upper eighties and into the nineties, scattering thunderstorms and showers not coming to Round Lake and we really could use a nice steady rain shower.  But tomatoes are ripening and butterflies are out and about! If you go out for an evening walk at dusk, there is a Great firefly display on the west side of the ballfield by the wooded area. Go take a look! Stay Cool.

Monarch Butterfly First of Season Sighting July 28

Checked out all Fifty Plus of my Milkweed Plants and Hopefully Laid Eggs

Milkweed Bugs Eating Seed Head of Milkweed

Ripe Tomatoes!!!

Hibiscus

A Closer Look

Giant Swallowtail Butterfly at Bee Balm in Children's Garden ( Wings Closed )

Same Butterfly With Wings Open

Around the Village in Photos: July 15 - 21, 2016

A couple of sightings from neighbors this week - Gil Rigney had the first ever Bluebird in her yard, drinking from the birdbath. It must have flown over from Florence's house where Bluebirds are working on a second brood this season. Karen St. Martin told me that she saw a turkey up in a tree in Schoolhouse Park. It got her attention as it was squawking loudly. She got her binoculars to check it out and said it was huge. It flew off towards the lake. I've had a lot of hummingbird activity in my garden especially early in the morning. A new garden resident has moved in and is not at all concerned about us coming and going. Enjoy these lovely summer days!

Hang In There

Lovely Lupine

New Garden Resident

Coming in for a Drink

Damselfly

Dragonfly

Around the Village in Photos: July 8 - 14, 2016

House Wren at Karen St. Martin's Garden

Mourning Cloak Butterfly at My Porch Screen

Japanese Beetle at Purple Coneflower In Judy Selig's Garden

Another on Judy's Raspberry Plant

Beebalm Seedhead at Florence's Garden

Clear-Wing Hummingbird Moth at my Screened Porch

Clear-wing at Garden Phlox

Around the Village in Photos: July 1 - 7, 2016

An Eden Carnes Day Lily

A Closer Look

Garden Resident

Hot and Full of Bird Seed

Lupine Flower Unfurling

Nasturium Flower and Spur. The Spur holds the Nectar Enjoyed by Hummers and Butterflies

Carolina Wren Checking Out Nest Box. A House Wren is One Yard Over Nesting at Karen's Garden

Around the Village in Photos: June 24 - 30, 2016

Night of Illumination

Female Northern Flicker Looking for Ants

Juvenile Bluebird

Female Bluebird

Robin in Hiding

Doily Web

Bear Feet

Around the Village in Photos: June 17 - 23, 2016

Cliffs on Anthony's Nose Lake George Where Peregrine Falcons Nest

Lake George by Roger's Rock

Watched a Loon Preen, Swim and Dive for Over an Hour. It's Drying Off.

Loon Peering into Lake for Fish

One Milkweed Flower/Three Pollinators

So Fragrant

Firefly