July 27

 Sadly, ants had had their way with this beautiful butterfly before I found it.
Still I couldn't resist a picture. 
 Toward the end of the day, driving toward our house, the
golden hue of the black-eyed Susans really caught my eye.
My photos don't do them justice;
but seeing these images, I realize our trees desperately need trimmed.
Weather has been almost autumn-like.  Pleasant days.  Cool nights.
So lovely...

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  1. Your gardens are looking beautiful!

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  2. One day I'm going to have some black eyed susans... yours are so pretty!

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  3. Lovely bed you have there. Really catches the eye with nice combinations.
    Cher Sunray Gardens

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  4. Beautiful butterfly! I have a love/hate relationship with Black Eyed Susans. They are beautiful to look at with their warm colors and big cone in the middle but they also signal a change in the garden year and a change in lifestyle as the lazy hazy crazy days of summer will soon give way to the more regimented days of autumn.

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    1. I agree, actually. And the weather has certainly turned quite "fall-ish" here! Very unusual. I'm not such a hot-weather fan, but winter is even less pleasant for me...

      The other "down-side" to these Susans is that they spread quite ambitiously!!!!

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  5. Poor butterfly but such is life in the great outdoors. Sigh...
    The Susans never fail me in my hot, dry or wet gardens!

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