We have been picking blackberries for a two weeks from our tame blackberry plants (from Indiana Berry, planted three years ago). All were developed in the bramble program of the University of Arkansas. One variety has huge berries!
The grey-headed coneflowers are blooming in our native plant garden and our black-eyed susans are budded and ready to bloom next week.
A Tawny Emperor resting on my truck cab ...
The next two are an American Snout (Libytheana carinenta)... A leaf mimic with a long snout that looks like a leaf petiole. It is moves around frequently ... not easy to get a picture. Looks a little like a Red Admiral when its wings are extended. I saw a couple of Red Admirals this weeek but did not have my camera.
Several pipevine butterflies were visiting our bee balm this week.
This Monarch spent an hour visiting common milkweed plants in our garden. It is our eighth Monarch siting of the summer.
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