tora.. you messin with me .... lol i have a one acre wildflower prairie .... really neat ... [that is a cute term for a part of my yard.. that i dont mow... lol ..] .. everything in it is amazing ... per se ... i also have cultivated beds ... anything in the prairie that gets in the beds .. are weeds ... the original poster posts a pic of a cultivated bed with nice amended soil ... and bulbs ... ergo.. the plant is a weed.... IN THAT bed ... if left to flower.. there will be a couple million more next year ... out in a wildflower patch .. like you have.. its lunch ... another example.. grass .. its a lawn when cared and tended in front of the house... its the worlds most invasive weed.. when it crawls into a garden bed ... the argument is simply semantics .. most everything can be defined two ways at least ... i mean really .. kids.. either the greatest blessing.. or the greatest scourge ... depending on your outlook in life ... anyway .. there is a name that plant forum.. and some of those peeps.. who i have never seen here... are amazing at their knowledge base ... let us know if they name it for you ken

Um, look, guys, that tree is the only shade he's got right now. It appears healthy, nicely branched, and doesn't seem urgent to take it out. And it is interesting looking. No need to get offensive or jerky. The first photo doesn't show the top of the tree, to get an idea about whether it curves to point upward or whether it just leans straight out. If it's the latter, that's probably a reason to remove it now, otherwise it can wait a bit. It is, if I can estimate from the picture, about 5 feet from the foundation? So you will eventually want to remove it, I guess. I would do some landscaping and plant a couple other trees and get them started, so you don't have a completely denuded yard when you do remove the tree.

Looks like an eastern tailed blue to me - beautiful pictures Richard! Blues are really hard to photograph, very elusive, alright! Sherry

I would hesitate to try identification based only on a photo, but, if you want a really good book that you can carry with you on field trips. Try " All that rain promises and more" By David Arora. He also wrote " Mushrooms demystified". The first one has a guide on the inside of the covers, both front and back that helps with on the spot ID. Cost- 17.95 and well worth it!