Hummingbird Moth on Calibrachoa

 

I wait for this visitor and marvel every time I see it. It came today on this glorious  summer day—July 28 2020. The Canadian Wildlife  Federation  CWF Humming Clearwing Moth  says that "Adults (moths) drink flower nectar from a wide variety of plants including beebalm  and bergamot, red clover, lilac, phlox, snowberry, cranberry, blueberry, vetch and thistles. Young (larvae/caterpillars) eat the leaves of honeysuckle (Lonicera spp.),  snowberry (Symphoricarpos spp.), hawthorns (Crataegus spp.), cherries and plums  (Prunus spp.)". Having read this I may lesson my assault on Vetch that grows in abundance,  especially it seems, in my garden although that seems highly unlikely! The next time I see  leaves of hawthorns, cherries, and plums with holes in them or sides eaten away I will say,  “ I wait for you Hummingbird Moth!"

Fog Walk

It all started out innocently enough. Molly’s morning walk. Just a few steps into the fog I was surrounded by not only the mist but beauty so deeply touching I walked back to my house to get my camera. Welcome to Fog Walk, July 11 2020

This phlox seems to have naturalized beside the path to the lake

Quite surprisingly this foxglove has survived from the scattering of seeds along the path three years ago.

 Lamb Kill, Bog Laurel, or Kalmia Augustofolia

 

Common Rush I believe to be Juncus effuses

Tamarack

Across the lake

Across the lake
To the point