Rain has been plentiful this summer. Fortunately it has fallen late at night or early in the morning while daytime is blue-sky-sunshine. The down side to the rain is that there are lots of mosquitoes as explained in depth in
this article published in the July 12 Chicago Tribune. ("We don't have a single mosquito in this town -- they're all married and have lots of children.") I went outside very early a couple of days ago -- about 4:45, before sunrise -- and saw bats darting and flitting.
The up side is that the flowers are wonderful. This week we went for walks at
Illinois Beach State Park -- three times! (The joy of retirement with free time in the afternoon.
) The lake is just a mile from our house, but we drive south to the Camp Logan Unit, about two miles south, because that has the best walking paths.
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| June daisies and July black-eyed Susans |
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| Butterfly weed |
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| Queen Anne's Lace |
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| Purple loosestrife: a bad invader but so pretty! |
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| Daisy fleabane |
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| Yarrow |
I keep looking for monarch eggs on the milkweed -- without success.
This guy was very visible on the gravel path but when he slithered into the grass he was camouflaged.
Rain has been plentiful this summer. Fortunately it has fallen late at night or early in the morning while daytime is blue-sky-sunshine. The down side to the rain is that there are lots of mosquitoes as explained in depth in this article published in the July 12 Chicago Tribune. ("We don't have a single mosquito in this town -- they're all married and have lots of children.") I went outside very early a couple of days ago -- about 4:45, before sunrise -- and saw bats darting and flitting. 
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