I’ve been digging in the dirt a lot lately trying to get my butterfly garden in shape after flooding from Hurricane Irma killed most of the plants last fall.
A few of the new plants are starting to bloom. The zinnias I planted from seed this winter are bursting with color.
The new milkweed plants attracted their first Monarch of the season this week.
The hummingbirds and Painted Buntings have been stopping by the feeders.
This lizard was trying to drink the hummingbird nectar.
Happy spring!
Wandering Dawgs 
Good for you Beth. You and Henry’s lifestyle seems to be perfect! Wish we could see you guys again. I am still working “Full-Time”. As my dad said, “I work more now in Retirement than I did before I retired”.
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Bryant, I know what you mean about working in retirement! It seems like there is always something that needs doing and not enough hours in the day.
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I love your butterfly garden! What great critters. And a green anole on the hummingbird feeder – bonus!
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Thank you! Shortly before he was there I saw a squirrel trying to get at the nectar.
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Wow! Lucky you! I once had a nectar feeder emptied every night. The culprit was an opossum with a sweet tooth. 🙂
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Glad you got a butterfly. I haven’t seen any in my yard and usually the lantana is covered by now. Hope something isn’t going on like what is with the honey bees on Tybee. I’ve been working in my gardens a lot this Spring and realized just how much I miss it. Much rather be outside gardening than in side doing housework.
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Thanks Sherry. Until I saw the Monarch yesterday I was afraid something had happened. Hopefully there will be more soon.
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I love the Painted Bunting, Beth! What a colorful bird! Your garden is beautiful. 🙂
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Thank you! The buntings are fun to watch. They don’t usually stay around very long. It’s fun watching everything grow and seeing the butterflies and birds. It’s not to much fun keeping up with the weeding!
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What a lovely butterfly garden! I hope it attracts lots of these beauties in the next few weeks and months.
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Thanks! I’ll be on butterfly and caterpillar watch all summer.
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It’s an absolutely beautiful week in your butterfly garden. I love zinnias, butterflies, and that handsome Painted Bunting. I hope you have a large crowd of visitors all summer. You must just walk around with a big smile on your face. 🙂
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Thanks Judy. Just seeing a new bloom makes me smile😎
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Oh what a delight! That bunting was gorgeous!
Be very proud of your garden!
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I love your butterfly garden! And, the painted bunting is gorgeous. Last time we visited Sherry, I was lucky enough to watch a painted bunting ( my first!).
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Thanks Holly! I think she has seen some buntings, too.
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You are so lucky to have those painted buntings come through. They look so tropical!
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They are my favorites. They are very skittish and fly off if they sense the slightest movement.
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Wow, what amazing photos!!! What camera are you using? Such beauty. I love springtime!
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Debbie, thank you! I use a Sony a550. I’ve had it a long time and have been really happy with it.
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We have to buy a new one! We’re so unhappy with our Coolpix P90.
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I don’t think Sony makes the a550 any more. It is a DSLR.
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Ok. We’ve never really understood cameras! I remember the debate whether to go DSLR. When we bought ours, we said we’d mainly take outdoor scenic pics. If you noticed in our recent post, Dillsburg, I showed how my iPhone 8 pics compare to the P90. We just use the auto settings as we never learned the settings. We really need to take a photography class! I love Mona Lisa’s photos as well as Ingrid’s. Even Pam and John Wright take fab pics!
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