No written reflections today. Here are pictures, all taken June 15, 2026, of natives in the patio garden, some planted by us, others intentionally allowed to remain:
Hyssop (Agastache spp.):
Whorled tickseed (Coreopsis verticillata):
Eastern purple cone flower (Echinacea purpurea) volunteer:
Northern bush honeysuckle cultivar (Diervilla lonicera spp.):
Wild indigo cultivar seedpods (Baptisia spp.):
White cone flower cultivar (Echinacea spp.) volunteer:
Sneezeweed (I think) (Helenium spp.) volunteer:
Annual fleabane (Erigeron annus) volunteer:
Dense blazing star (Liatris spicata):
Mountain mint (Pycnanthemum spp.):
Butterfly weed (Asclepius tuberosa):
Although four out of the ten pictures above depict volunteers, I don’t want to give the impression that they are dominant in the patio garden. Just a few here and there, but they happen to be in bloom right now.
Bonus! Fledgling blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) outside the gate:
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