monarch(s)

 after work i fetched the mail, 

and saw a monarch feeding on the phlox.

i went for my camera,

came out and was delighted to see two as i tried to catch

the magic without disturbing it

so i was behind the camera so much

when i looked i saw not two, but three!

there really are three in this shot.

fooling me

monday morning

as august winds down and 

crickets sing.

just pulled out a bundle i dyed with virginia creeper berries 

and another with ice flower hollyhocks. 

 the burdock sphere grows

 there have been many bundles

 monarchs love the black eyed susans

ice flower hollyhocks on wool gauze

and there's wendy, 

who is making her ending her own,

sleeping a lot, 

but also

bossing (just a little) the visiting setters

being very much herself,

when she's awake.