In the Monkey ..

This is a day for people who like or at least don't mind rain. This is my cure - go back a few days when the sunrise was beautiful .. edit a few photos and put them in the order the sky changed colors. Always keep some in my digital bank for such times. (taken Oct 4, 2016) © All Rights Reserved

Colors and critters of the changing Seasons - Top left- Robins in view from my favorite tree at Pine Hill - Middle - Buddleja hosting an American Lady - Bottom - Toad on brick - Center - on yellow Cosmos - top a busy Carpenter Bee / below - equally Busy Bee - Right - Top - Dark ETS - Middle - Clearwing Moth Bottom - ETS - yellow © All Rights Reserved -- EXPLORE--

The things one sees - Thank you, SKB - For telling me ''there is a photo-op across the street'' - www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpitvLeNjuE DickM - borrowed your method of creating a title ( thank you ) Black and White with photos of yard flowers inserted for interest ! © All Rights Reserved -- EXPLORE -- (don't ask me why!)

Taking advantage of the sunshine .. On yellow False Sunflowers and Buddleja davidii .. Skippers - Crescent and a Cabbage White .. Was planning to post another red Day Lily bloom .. But .. During the night, somebody ate it .. Sigh .. There is one left .. Am tempted to camp out tonight and keep guard over it ! But, it is raining again .. The Deer Cocktail doesn't do any good in the rain .. Will just have to wait and see .. © All Rights Reserved -- EXPLORE -- - 1 note in upper Left corner of each section -

..making something old into something new ..instead of building new apartments ..Oneida Cotton Mills is being saved ..old bricks and any other materials still useful ..will find a new life here 100+ years old, the structure is being re-purposed into 134 apartments - The Album ReHab of Oneida Cotton Mills shows photos from 2013 - Before it was purchased for this new life - That which was abandoned can find a new life - After jumping through all the red tape / rules an regulations - to have this classified an Historic Building * 1 note in upper Left corner of each section * 2016 Update 28 July .. © All Rights Reserved

are a Canvas for re-blooming Red Day Lily - all the Day Lilies had finished, but 'Red' took a break - and started again - have been messing around with trying to get them to re-bloom - the planets must have been lined up ! Chives still blooming and growing to add to salads - Only one Skipper on a very hot day - Did see an Eastern Towhee (m) this morn - but photos taken through the window (as he moved will just go in my file) - But, yesterday - As I stepped out the door (will not post yet) - Realize some do not like Black Racers as I do - A beauty .. honest - And about 4 ft long - So glad to have one in the yard - Cause if there is one, there are more - No, it doesn't take much to excite me - Might put it up as a note pic later - Haven't decided - © All Rights Reserved -- EXPLORE --

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail ( Papilio glaucus ) .. On purple Buddleja davidii .. Three notes across the top - © All Rights Reserved ** EXPLORE **

to brighten our weekend - getting much needed rain - the Tiger Lily needed it - was going to water her, but the skies opened - Tiger Lil got plenty of water - now, this yellow flower is - a False Sunny - planted seeds 2 yrs ago - ID- False Sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides) these are my Pamy False Sunflowers - why it took 2yrs to sprout - who knows ?? 1 note © All Rights Reserved

American robin - Listen below to the song heard as I went out for the newspaper .. www.audubon.org/sites/default/files/AMEROB_1.songnum1_NYle.mp3?uuid=576939d3ee73f © All Rights Reserved -- EXPLORE --