We’ve been trying to add more flowers for all of the seasons to have more pollinators around. Here’s a few of our progress pics. This pink flower with the butterfly I think was called a garden mum. I believe this butterfly is a Hobomok skipper, but open to other ideas. The mum is a perennial. The marigolds came back from seeds dropped from the previous year which was cool. Then there’s the gladiolas. I told my mom I was growing gladiolas and she said – “Why?” lol She said they were too short lived for as much work as they are. so far, not a ton of work, but we’ll see how they make out.
We also had not one but TWO pileated woodpeckers at the feeder at the same time today! Photo taken from the house, zoomed in quite a bit, but it was great seeing them.
And here’s a quick video of the butterfly that visited.
