daveinla - WOW, beautiful dragonfly. I love dragonfly and butterfly pictures! Close up of a peachy yellow dahlia. I think the name is "Breakout". Clare

No ants on my peonies. I have not see any of those large black ants anywhere on the property. However, those itty bitty things are all over the yard and this rain has got them making big hills all over the place. On the peonies, I rarely see anything on them except an occasional flying insect.

My dog has a nice soft mat in my bedroom where he sleeps. It is next to an old chair. Often when he first lays down he will rest his head on the chair's stretcher, which is about one inch wide and a couple inches off the floor. I'd think it would be very a very uncomfortable position to sleep in, but apparently not.

Wow!! Look at those babies! What a great picture Murraysmom!