I was not happy when I realized there was a Great Blue Heron
in my goldfish pond helping himself to my fish.  Now I have
to keep a net over it because I'm afraid he might
com back and get the rest of the fish.

This picture is taken through the patio door in my family room.  When
I saw my cat watching something, I checked it out.  She was watching the
heron like it was an everyday thing.

The heron was helping himselt to my beautiful goldfish. This one
was my favoriteand was so pretty.

I wasn't able to get a good picture, but you can see that
the heron had a large goldfish in his mouth.

Flying Flowers

Moonflower

I love the night blooming moonflower.  I planted it from seed so I was glad to
see the first blooms.  I finally learned how to get the seeds to come up.
I cut a small slit in the seed and soaked it overnight before planting it in a pot in my
small greenhouse in early spring, then moved it to the yard after danger of frost is over.
The blooms are very fragrant but I'm glad I didn't try to smell this one.
It was dark when I took this picture and I would not have seen the ants.

Blackie Sweet Potato Vine

This  is the first time I have had blooms on a Blackie Sweet Potato Vine.  Love the lavender color. 

Bees in the garden

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