no more butterflies.. back to gardening. first, cucumbers!

we've had some crazy sporadic rain for the past two weeks.. i assure you, the front lawn is mowed in between showers.. but the backyard is a completely different story. anywho!
the garden is LOVING the rain! the cucumbers are thriving.. my corn is blooming (later posts, promise..)
we had to add a few more poles to the cucumber/greenbean trellis. i'm sure once the sun comes out they're going to jump up retarded.




apparently, we've gotten hit with hive collapse this year? last year we had bees swarming EVERYWHERE! this year we see them come one, two or three at a time.. but this fella was pretty busy. he went in and out and everywhere. (i have to admit, i've been coming out and helping him pollinate in the mornings.)



now, i have no clue what this guy is. but i know he's eating a cucumber beetle.

therefore, we are friends.



and now a selection of babies!!