We missed Photo Friday…but these photos are worth the wait. Thanks for sending to me Gail.
Rose Garden Arbor covered with various clematis plants
A picture of Gail’s two flowers sitting in the pollinator garden. The Zoo has made some nice changes to the area that surrounds the conservatory.
hanging Fuchsia hybrida in the pollinator garden
Connie V. sent in this great photo of monarch butterfly
Monarch caterpillar. Gail thinks this is a boy. Do you know why? I’m unsure of her secret. I understand that they look identical until they pupate. After all caterpillars do not reproduce until they transform into a butterfly.
Yellow milkweed in Gail’s yard. A favorite of the monarch
Astilbe in bloom
Pinnacle from an oak leaf hydrangea
Stargazer lily in bloom
Did you know that the lily is the second most favorite flower in the world? It’s second only to the rose.
more lilies
and even more…
A Daylily from the Samaria Daylily Farm
Daylily. Did you know that there are more than 90 species in the genus Lilium?
Flower from a Chaste bush
Rosinweed
Swamp milkweed
It seems that Gail’s garden is in serious bloom right now…how beautiful. Here’s one of the beds. It includes hosta, ferns, astilbe and blue paradise phlox
Monroe County Master Gardener Association 
The sex can be noted on the monarch butterfly–the male has much larger-broader black bands……….
ok folks–I am going to change the sex on that butterfly—the female has the broader bands…………..the boy has a black dot on the inside lower part of the wings (scent patch) …..so I will guess the butterfly (not the caterpillar) is a girl but definitively only if we could see the inside would we know for sure…..