Not Yet

 For a week or more now, I've been meaning to write a post about the spotted lanternfly, but I have not because I have to do research for it. Well, this evening, I have been doing that research, and I'm starting to get creeped out by them, so I have reached my lanternfly saturation for the day. I am saving that post for another time. So "Not Yet" for the lanternflies.

Onto some flower pictures from around the yard, but first a look at Ward's latest creation. 

Ward had never made a cabinet before and wanted to learn,
so he made this trash can cabinet for Wally and Theo's place.
He used the same maple and blue paint 
on the console table he made for them.

It has a handy drawer for trash bags or anything else you want.

Nasturtium

Sunpatiens 

Zinnias. You may remember that I fought a fierce battle with earwigs over these flowers,
but I eventually won. 

Beauty berries. The birds will like these in the winter.

Black-eyed Susan

Cherry laurel. This usually blooms in spring.

Butterfly bush. We're still seeing a few butterflies on it.

We cut the fig tree to the ground in the spring, but it has grown quite nicely.

However, this is only the third ripe fig on it. Our growing season
just doesn't seem to be long enough to get many ripe ones.

Anemone. I have discovered this plant is hard to control,
but it makes a nice display in the fall.

The anemone was buzzing with bees. Notice the yellow pollen sac on this bumble bee. I always get a thrill when I see one of these brightly colored sacs.

Abelia

That's it for now, so until next time...