Rob, Kitty is gorgeous.....An orange tabby is special, very curious...My tabby has been gone for almost 2 years and I still miss him daily......

Rusty, I live in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. That trail is called North Head Trail although most people just call it the Signal Hill Trail. It winds around Signal Hill. It's quite steep in places but at least there are stairs to climb. I typically start at the bottom of the hill (on the other side) and walk up the road to the top, then take the trail back down. Many, many people jog this trail but I am not a runner. It looks worse than it actually is, although there are no rails, only a few steps with handrails. In one section where the trails is especially narrow and steep there is a chain bolted to the cliff face so you can hang on to it. I rarely do, quicker to just go without holding onto the chain. It usually takes me 48 minutes to do the entire trail. I haven't done it much this year because I've been doing other trails but last summer I used to do it 3 or 4 times a week. It's a great workout!

Such curious creatures, those dragon- and damselflies! They are so odd looking, almost unrealistic, more like a piece of jewelry. Such different colors too. Interesting. Nicole, I love your hummer today. This is a side I haven't seen before and I do love his tummy ruff. Cool stuff.

This year I'm trying again to grow the Asclepia tuberosa (orange), bought from a local nursery. Seems I don't have much luck, perhaps it's where I try to grow them. I have a tall stemmed variety with the pink blooms in the orchard by the pergola, it has been happy there for quite a few years. The milkweed with the large pods that one sees growing along the roads in the ditches etc, is the type I have the most of. It grows by the edge of the yard by the field. Mostly the black and orange bugs cover the blooms, rarely do I see a Monarch! One day I hope to find cats.