Yet another photo of a Tigridia.....but they're SO interesting!

Tame little mantid cavorting on a Dahlia.

Our chickens lay a rainbow assortment of eggs.

Nearly ripe Bartlett Pear.

I love Mantids.

Dahlia bud about to open.

Even the crabapples are puttin' on a show!

Wood Nymph Butterfly; very hard to photograph because they flit about so.

So many cucumbers, so little time.....

View from the patio out to the vegetable garden.

Malva zebrina.

A Cardoon plant that unfortunately didn't make it through the following winter.

Gorgeous Zinnia.

The fruit of the Korean Dogwood.

Fiery Thai Dragon peppers.

Autumn's blaze of glory in a patch of Nasturtiums.