Delphinium in my garden, I like the watercolor look of them:

I think I've determined that the wasps flying the pasture yesterday were Scoliid Wasps (Scolia dubia) which are are described as: You DEFINITELY want this wasp in your yard. The favorite food for the larvae is the Japanese Beetle Grub. The female somehow locates an underground grub, digs underneath it and lays an egg on it. The egg hatches and the grub is doomed! If you see these in your garden, you also have an infestation of Japanese beetles. They are also very timid - you can brush them off a plant and not get stung. so despite being scary they are mostly harmless, and may help to control the japanese beetles that have been eating everything.

Thank you for the responses! Jim, if I were to post a picture of a person green with envy, it would be a picture of me! So instead, I'll post these. I had no idea these little guys shed their skin, but I caught him in the act yesterday morning when I went out to water. He seemed to have trouble moving, and when I stood very still, he quit watching me and was turning his head, grabbing the edges of his old skin. Seemed to be pulling off bits and pieces and eating them. I found it very interesting! Rusty

Tried playing with Dreamscope. It is great when it works, but most of the time it does not. It has been trying to upload a photo for hours and there is no way to stop it. Sometimes the filters show up at the bottom of the photo but at least half the time they do not. Lots of glitches. I got a couple of photos to work. This is the Thick Paint filter.