While A&J were basking in dry heat in CO, I was sweating it out in the tropics of MO.  I was determined to get this one job accomplished: I surrounded the large shade natives garden with fairy lights I had gotten A for his birthday, using poles.  I  repurposed some square arches Y had built to string the lights over the front and back of Percy’s Path.  It’s not all done yet, but I expect it will make that garden look magical after dark.

The caterpillars all over the parsley are black swallowtail.  The milkweed is swamp milkweed.  The cucumber is from Y’s plant.  The eggplant is an Asian type.