Wednesday, September 14, 2016

A Second Look--September 14, 2016

Things are still moving here at a pace that is too fast for my liking, so I didn't get a chance to take photos for a Second Look this week. Here's what this week looked like a year ago. I've made comments under the photos to compare them to this year.


Here are a few things I saw last year
during a Second Look.

Sedum--Autumn Joy  
This year, they are about a week behind in blooming. They have just started.


Bumblebee on purple sage.  
The sage is in it's second set of growth for the season and it's still a favorite with the bees.


Marigold
The ever-faithful marigold is doing well. All of this years plants came from these plants from last year.


Queen Anne's Lace
I haven't seen any of this blooming recently.


The name of this plant escapes me at the moment. It comes back every year like a weed. Sometimes I let it grow and sometimes I don't. This year I left it alone and it's making a nice show in one of my beds.




Skipper Butterfly on purple sage (view from below)
The little butterflies are still around. I spent Sunday with my buddy, Sarah, and we spent most our time watching butterflies and bees on flowers at the church.


Blanket flower
I don't have many of these this year and they have the most blooms on them now of all season. They always brighten up wherever they are.


Celosia
This is an annual that I didn't grow this year. I planted zinnias instead.


Begonia
I have a different kind of begonia this year. They are doing quite well especially since I got them on clearance. You never know when you get plants like that.