In the Monkey ..

he is a BIG one .. not a Carpenter Bee, but one of so many varieties of pollinators .. he stretched from one side of the False Sunflower to the other .. This is the 1st one seen with dark wings - all others are somewhat clear -- not this one ! © All Rights Reserved 1 PiP EXPLORE

Colors - Shapes - PiP in left corner of each photo - Japanese Anemone (Honora Jobert) took a month to bloom - False Sunflowers have been blooming forever, it seems - Now .. Pink Zinnias were the flowers of choice for the Painted Lady - Actually there were 2 of them - Happy Butterflying ! © All Rights Reserved

In my garden .. But, other than her fascinating web-art .. Skills at eating bad critters .. This year .. There is a small brown one also .. I have no idea .. All I can tell you is that it is growing larger .. Any suggestions .. ? ** 1 PiP ** © All Rights Reserved

while this computer was at Doc B's .. photos were taken here and next door .. it was as though I was missing something .. yes, the habit of going to my computer .. I don't tend to miss something .. until I can't have it .. . THEN - I can think of 100's of reason why I really do need it .. when my car was in the shop .. could think of all these places I really needed to go .. Mr C said, "drive my car.." I drove around the block .. gave him the keys back .. "what's wrong?" asked Mr C .. me - it is too low ( I have a CR-V ) that is up higher .. and the brake - you have to have your foot on the brake to start the car ! if you have a Mazda, you know what I mean .. that is weird .. at least to me, so I walked around the yard .. searching for photos .. Found these Swallowtails .. Dark one next door and the Yellow in our garden .. we've had an abundance of Skippers .. and the Zinnias are still bloomin' ! but, all is good .. got some needed things off the external hard drive .. helps very much .. and -- thank you PJ for the Adobe link :) © All Rights Reserved

with those elegant wings - but, pause at the Buddleja - next door - Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly (f) - ( Papilio glaucus ) © All Rights Reserved PiP

[Battus philenor] -- to me they are they most 'hyperactive' butterflies -- getting a shot of them still -- take many shots -- many ! even these aren't still -- close enough for ' government work ' in my book of digital memories -- * 1 PiP * © All Rights Reserved

Zinnia of pink grows tall against a blue sky - North Carolina US sky - Simple - Things - Easy going - As it should be - © All Rights Reserved

"Obedient Plant (Physostegia virginiana) got its common name because you can bend the individual flowers in any direction you like - a nice feature for floral displays. Unfortunately, obedient plant is not so obedient in the garden, where it can spread quite aggressively, by rhizomes. Also called False Dragonhead .. www.thespruce.com/obedient-plant-1402852 " This Skipper had them all to himself .. and was enjoying it ! Each photo has a PiP - top left corner .. © All Rights Reserved

Monarch (m) - (Danaus plexippus) - Nectar from pink Zinnias must be tasty - He didn't visit any others - This is an early visit - From this Elegant Flyer - 1 PiP © All Rights Reserved