Butterflies and bees

 

I have been in this house less than a year.  When I moved in, there was an adjoining lot that was part of the property, but it was walled off and looked like a bomb zone.  They had just brought in a backhoe to dig some drainage areas and to fix the septic system.  So there were piles of dirt and huge piles of cantera, a type of stone that is used in lots of construction.  These were pretty big piles and I felt like Sisyphus many times, but eventually I moved all that dirt and stone and laid out a garden.  Then I planted a few things, but it was the beginning of the dry season and it was a real challenge to get everything through.  Not everything made it, but now that the rains have come, look at the results.

The zinnias, cosmos and marigolds are just starting to flower.  It looks like I will have an ocean of color out there for a couple of months.

 There is a lot of life out there.

 Just stopping by....

 Abejas (bees) will save the world.... we hope.

 Always, always, always, I plant things that will attract birds, bees and butterflies. 

The cosmos are from a friend in Maine.  Thanks, Marilynn!!

Ahhhh....