some flowers

It wasn't as hot today, so I actually got some work done in the yard. The nicest surprise was finding this lily in a corner by the driveway- I thought that plant was long dead (photo from yesterday after rain)

I mowed, pulled crabgrass and other weeds around the garden and milkweed patch. Still no sign of monarchs. But I did see a swallowtail on the turtleheads which are finally blooming, 

and not so poorly as I expected- and a hummingbird buzzed close by!

I found quite a few swallowtail caterpillars on the dill that self-seeded all over bed 4

Here's a younger instar and an older one together-

The blue sage is outdoing itself with color still- and I'm glad to see a younger clump of the same plant nearby. Going to mulch them and clear out the space between to sow with more seed.

Sad that my rhubarb suffered in the recent heat- it's almost completely disappeared just one leaf left