Summer wrap-up (late July, August)

Now that November is here, I'm going to back up and close out the growing season with some pictures from late July and August.

A summer phlox.  I'm having better luck with them now that the vegetation has grown fuller.  I planted some early in the garden development but rabbits ate them up.  I think the rabbits don't penetrate into thicker beds so much.

Another phlox.

And another.  

 

 

A few critter pictures...

The fate of some of the Stoke's Asters

Downy Woodpecker enjoying the peanut feeder

Carolina Wren

If you look hard, you can see a female/juvenile plumaged American Redstart at the edge of the water (a migrant)

Summer azure butterfly on Clethra 

 

 

garden from rear

patio and pond

afternoon at the pond

Monkey Flower - a surprise.  I planted this years ago and it immediately disappeared.  This year it came back.