Thanks for the tip, Elisabeth. I need more potting soil, too, so I can check them out. Oh, MissSherry, I've seen those wasps carry off full size caterpillars, too! The sulphur female was back again, but I didn't see if she was ovipositing or not. At the time, she was nectaring on the Nicotiana I picked up recently - white with a pink tint to the base and calyxes of the flowers. I'm kinda worn slick tonight. Kenna was here today and we had a good time. We have a new stray cat, Lady George (cuz she looks identical to my indoor cat, George) that is very friendly and was obviously feeding wee cats somewhere. She decided she wanted us to try to find them, so we hunted high and low, and she finally found them in a basement next door! She was thrilled and now has in mind to ween and tame them. Oh, my..... I did get to pot up some seedlings of Asclepias viridis and Salvia 'Forest Fire'. I think I'm really going to like this Salvia. It is fire engine red with black calyces - sounds stunning! I've got so many seedlings to pot up, and I'm not going to do this any more in the future, so I'm feeling very obligated to pot up as many of my seedlings as possible, and either give them away to a couple friends here, and probably to Sandy if she wants some, too. I am growing the red flowering Tecoma for the first time, and I think it will look very pretty, too. The Flame Acanthus that I didn't think would come up w/o stratification is coming up well. Note to self: Don't believe everything you read! Have lots of Silene regia (might be good for your meadow, if native in MS as well) to pot up. Lots to keep me busy for a good while anyway. Sorry to ramble on.... Susan

Paul, Congratulations on your PVS eggs and Monarch cats! Yes, I bet you'll be getting more Monarch eggs. I hope that you also find those GF eggs that you're hoping for. I love this time of year too. Maryann, I agree about the Monarchs. I didn't mark down when they showed up here last year, but I thought I had some by now. They still aren't here. I'm practically butterflyless. I see an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail about every day; today I watched it nectaring on the orange cosmos and some clover in our yard. I've been seeing a sulphur (I'm not good at IDing and am not sure if it was Clouded, Cloudless, or Orange. I saw my first Silver-spotted Skipper on Thursday; it was nectaring on some violas. I've been seeing Cabbage Whites for probably about two months now. I have no idea if the black butterfly with markings that I've seen flying around here is a Spicebush Swallowtail or the black form of the ETST. Nothing has been eating at any of my plants except the groundhog (it's still here but up further in the yard now) and the slugs. I put shallow dishes outside in the flower beds with beer in them to kill the slugs. I think they eat anything and everything. I don't know if they're the ones that have holes in my hyacinth bean vines but they're holey. The two Dutchmans Pipevine plants that I have outside are real nice looking and starting to climb up the trellis that I made for them. It's not the fanciest-looking trellis in the world, but I guess they won't mind. Yesterday I was working up the garden section where I want to put the Agastache foeniculum and will plant those today. I still have my Dame's Rocket to plant and a lot of other things like I said before. I think it would be kind of ironic if I wouldn't get any Monarchs and I probably have enough to feed several hundred cats. Now, if I don't see any a month from now yet, then I will definitely wonder where in the world they are. Cathy

GermanStar , Seeds... Lol... are you referring to METAL chips. In Order to make our own cactus statue ? If that's the case I'll take$ 20lbs. Just to start. Notolover, Lol.. your right! I must of looked pretty desperate out there, and I'll be honest, I was going to get a pup one way or another . Ashau, Very nice indeed thanks for sharing, I am always amazed how cacti & succulents grow so vibrant and look so healthy when ever you get closer to the ocean. I tried looking that up the other day while thinking about it but couldn't find a reason. Greg

I've got to chime in on this because I need your help. There is currrently a Grohe in the house we just bought that I am looking to replace with a new one since it's old and looks cruddy. I can't decide on the Grohe or Price Pfister. We currently have a PF and when it leaked they sent replacement parts at no cost to me with no hassle. I liked that guarantee. I'm also looking for the 360 degree swivel since my sink is huge. The Grohe LadyLux Plus has a Dual Spray control to switch from spray to regular flow, the Ladylux Cafe you show seems to have a button you have to hold in. I do like the Vinnetta - you can point the head and keep the stream or spray on. Now I have a strange question - on the Grohe, there are red and blue marks (hot/cold), but I can't seem to see if they are on any of the others, the Vinnetta or PF. I've also read that some folks had problems with the pull-down ones like the ones displayed here in that they had to push the hose back up into the sprayer because after a while it wouldn't release up easily. So, bottom line, I need a great guarantee, a 360 swivel, a head that locks spray/stream, one where the hose will last and I was looking for one that goes with a black granite sink (but not chrome, we have horrible hard water)..........any suggestions?