What a miserable day...rain and wind. I'm sure that when the clouds clear I will find a few of my plants water logged or turned to mush. The first half of August was hot and muggy, so you would think that I would enjoy a cooler day. Not so. It seems that whenever we get rain, we literally get a deluge of water, ergo making it very difficult to work in the garden. No sense in compacting the soil. Oh well...a few days of reprieve allowing me to update my web site and make blog entries.
Within the next few days my cocooned caterpillars will emerge as Monarch Butterflies. The cocoon will become transparent and the butterfly will become visible. Can you already see (in the above image) the butterfly transforming inside? I have documented this wonderful act of Mother Nature and can been seen on my website My Gardening and Landscaping Makeover. I had never before planted the Milkweed, which is the host plant. And unlike other gardeners, I didn't even mind them munching on the leaves.
