Grasshopper Eggs

She was cute sitting on a hosta leaf with her double striped self blending in with the foliage.
And she was cute sitting on a bright pink daylily with her little green body acting as a pleasing contrast.
She is not so cute laying eggs between my deck boards.
I wonder how many grasshoppers would come from this egg sack. I don't really want to be overwhelmed with a large population, therefore I'm afraid to say that the sack is probably compost bound.

Obedient Plant

Obedient Plant~ physostegia virginiana, is an ornamental perennial which sometimes may not be considered quite so obedient due to it's invasive tendencies in fertile soil.


Obedient Plant is also known as False Dragonhead due to it's similarity to Snapdragon. It also looks similar to foxglove in my opinion.
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Obedient plant is aptly named for a tendency to allow its tiny flowers to be pushed to one side or another and maintain that position for awhile. My kids enjoy this plant, and I've planted my clump near their play area.

Russian Sage~ Perovsia

Ah sunshine~ we had almost forgotten what it was like:). Russian sage was shining in the sun today. This plant freely self seeds in my garden.

Wordless Wednesday~ Last Petal Standing

More Garden Whites

Simple and pure is the white bloom's allure.
Oxeye Daisy.

Privet~ has such a heavenly scent.

Daisy Fleabane.

Daisy Fleabane and Privet.

Shasta Daisies standing tall and proud:).

September Blooms

September hydrangea, blushed with pink.

Wordless Wednesday~ Sunflower Sweet

Grasshopper, Damsel Fly And Green Bottle Fly~ My Garden Critters

Here are some shots of my winged garden visitors over the past several weeks.



Two striped grasshopper blending in with the hosta.



Damsel flies are so photogenic, and always pose for awhile.


Green bottle flies are pretty, although you don't want to think about where their little feet may have been:).


Another two striped grasshopper on a daylily. I'm not sure what vegetation these grasshoppers consumed, and didn't notice any significant damage in the garden.

Veronica

After four weeks of rain, the sun is finally back again! Time to enjoy the rest of the summer. Here is some veronica, self seeded in my garden. These are tall specimens, and add a nice visual contrast to the other plantings.

Fossilized

We took a trip to Arisaig Provincial Park in Nova Scotia, a 20 minute drive from home.It's an interesting place with a maritime flair.


The rocks and fossils of Arisaig cliffs have been studied by geologists from around the world for over 150 years, and represent 40 million years of earth's history.



Brachiopods are the most common fossils at Arisaig, and were readily found by small fossil hunters.



It is not permitted to remove or disturb the fossils embedded in the cliffs, however the loose fossils on the beach may be collected at this time. We had a very successful fossil hunt:).