Foggy morning in the Florida Panhandle which is about all the moisture we get in this rain-deficient month of May. We do have clouds now as the fog burns off in the 80º heat. 20% chance of rain so one of these clouds might sprinkle upon us.
Lots of pretty photos from around my yard — notes here and there and off we go…
Brickellia, a gift from a friend planted a few days ago from a qt pot. Armadillo dug it up that night. It found the only moist spots in a 1 ac wooded yard. Now it is fortified. And where armadillo dug up the fresh row of Liatris seedling, that has wire fencing over it. This Brickel-bush is also know as Flyr's Nemesis
Redring Milkweed pod — success for all those beetles dragging their legs around and thru the petal traps.
This wall of Gardenias was planted a few years ago to block the neighbor on the other side. I don’t much care for them — or the Gardenias… Looking close — to left is a Sassafrass sapling that won’t live but a few more years. Center is small Spicebush, also in the dying Laurel family. After that is a good stand of Rice Button Aster. A small Devil’s Walkingstick is to the right and Live Oaks in the back.
and Spotted Bee Balm (Monarda) fights it off on the right. That’s the new pathway going behind that is found as soon as I clear the creepers and P-Ivy.
and one more shot of the Bees on Milkweed. It was actually the last photo I took before coming back inside to write up a quick bucket. Hope you enjoyed — and see ya in the comments.