And then there were four…

Found two more eggs just now, bringing today’s total to four.  All on different plants, but  two each, each time, close by each other.  All within view of my office window.

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Two Monarch eggs to start with again this year!

I’d been looking from time to time for eggs lately, unsure if it was still too early despite having seen some adult Monarchs.  Found two today, one each on young plants right next to each other right outside my office window.

Two! Two Monarch eggs again! AH AH AH!
Both are on the innermost leaves, and much too tiny for any camera I have to capture well.

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Busy as bees

This year has been more hectic than I ever anticipated, both in and out of the garden.  Although I have continued to take garden notes and pictures, I have not had time to polish them.  If you haven’t noticed, I have been trying to at least regularly update this year’s planting list.

As I write this, it’s raining yet again, hence my having time to write.  If it wasn’t, I’d be out pulling up all the purple loosestrife that is now plaguing the front yard. Continue reading “Busy as bees”