One in Adelphi, Maryland, one in Wildwood, Florida, one at the US National Arboretum with a grandfatherly interest in many more around the DC area (unless noted, pictures are taken the day of post)
All of a sudden there are butterflies out the wazoo. At the risk of repeating myself I will again wonder aloud "what factors control the timing and numbers of butterflies in the garden?"
It's such a cliche; the ants protect the mealybugs and harvest the honeydew...but there they are. Ed spotted them on the project this morning. He's got an eye for fauna.
