Polyphemus Moth, Antheraea polyphemus.....it's turning into quite the Lepidopteran summer

Butterflies are everywhere, not just on "butterfly plants". Walking through the gardens they flutter around your head and light on wet spots on the paths. The PiDolyphemus, of course, is a moth; working during the day we don't see so many moths and I'm afraid this one was on it's last legs. They look like flying Tarantulas close up with their giant hairy legs and body. Dirty fingernails just go with the territory?

Lilium longiflorum, we see them more often in pots around Easter, but as long as they stay virus-free they're great garden plants

Somebody sited this plant wonderfully near the road in the Asian Collections. The sun lights it up all day and the shady background sets it off all day. It's great when plants can be made the center of attention like this but in any garden you can only create that situation a few times.