Here are your bonus pics!

See those yellow flowers at the bottom of the photo above? Well, that's goldenrod, and there's so much more of it in my backyard (photo below). 

Next up: sunflowers! We purposely got seeds of a variety that attracts bees and butterflies, and there we go! A big furry bumblebee right on it!

And then because I love sunflowers, here's another pic, this one focused on the flower itself:

Next up is one of my favorite flowers in the world. And it may be a weed. 🤔 But hey, I love its beautiful fuzzy pink-purple blossoms, and I love how the goldfinches adore its fuzzy seeds. First that lovely pink-purple blossom:

And now a focus on those fuzzy seeds the goldfinches love:

I couldn't get a pic of any of the goldfinches visiting, but I did see one flying away from that area of my backyard...suspiciously. 😂

And last by not least, the paper wasp nest I saw on a walk.

So cool to look at! But I'm glad that (a) it was up high enough for me to feel okay walking beneath it and (b) that it wasn't in my yard!

Happy reading and gardening and walking in nature,
Betsy