It was expected.
I woke up in the early morning to see big white flakes falling from the sky. Grass and rooftops were covered with a light dusting of snow.
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Photo of the Week: Cosmo Blooming in November
With the unexpected warm weather we’ve had in southeast Michigan this fall, my flowers are blooming longer than usual. Including this gorgeous Dazzler Red Cosmo I grew from seed this spring. It’s more of a deep pink than red, but I love the color. Don’t you?
Photo of the Week: An Unexpected Fall Visitor
As I was doing my fall cleanup in the garden, I was surprised to find an unexpected fall visitor: an early stage Black swallowtail caterpillar munching on an Italian flat parsley leaf.
I knew parsley, along with dill, are host plants for Black swallowtail butterflies. But I hadn’t seen any swallowtail caterpillars on my dill or parsley plants all year.
Until this week.
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