Returning to Life

We get really tired of the hot weather of summer, so with the return of fall, we're now alot more active and interested in the outdoors, although last night we did notice house-size mosquitos trying to suck us dry.

We took some photos of the butterfly bush in its last fling of late summer - a monarch butterfly was eagerly searching out the last blossoms and competed with a busy bumblebee. 

Rain is forecast for the next few days, but this weekend we plan a full day of yardwork - moving plants, spreading mulch, trimming bushes.  We'll post pics when we're through.