Oh, I'll twine with my mingles of raven black hair/ With the roses so red and the lilies so fair/ And the myrtle so bright with the emerald hue/ The pale emanita and hyssop so blue

Music: John Philbrick Webster/ Lyrics: Maude Irving " Wildwood Flower

A very good version -

https://youtu.be/kwq8UxDoJ3w?si=fN75KA52_WpL81Rv

Rose -

Lily

Myrtle

Hyssop. (Not really - I think it's Veronica. Which is just Hyssop without the licorice smell,,)

I finally got some regulation cat treats for Barncat - I have become, once again, her favorite person.

Juice! I took him down to visit the other horses.

Amos !

These are Oleander Aphids. They love milkweed. I have a local Park full of milkweed. Probably quite a few aphids also.

Aphids and ants have a symbiotic relationship that is pretty fascinating.

https://www.thoughtco.com/aphid-herding-ants-1968237

Note the ant overseer. He likes to be called “ Boss”

I wonder what Huck is looking up at?

That's all I got room for- thanks for dropping by!