I went ahead last weekend and took the gamble of planting my annuals in the front yard (south side). I just looked at the garden forcast on weather.com and it says there is no threat of frost in the next 10 days so let's hope I dont have to go outside and put cups over all my little plants!! Last year I didn't plant until the last week of May. I am pretty busy this year, so when I had the time to do it, I just went ahead and did it. If you do go ahead with it, just keep some large plastic cups and some rocks handy in case there is a threat of frost. You can just put a cup over the plant, & put a rock on top so the wind doesnt blow it away and take it off in the morning. Good luck! KT

Ichneumon wasp, the only thing I can find with the matching wingspots, dark antennae, and striping is: https://bugguide.net/node/view/1227057/bgimage https://bugguide.net/node/view/1094990/bgimage

I'd say common grackle. The bill looks too heavy and long for a Brewer's or Rusty blackbird. ETA: One of my blackbird photos for comparison.

No baby-size damsel or dragon flies. They final molt from nymph to adult at full size. There is always a variation of adult size per insect species, but the variation is often less than 2:1 or even 3:2. Insects that emerge from a pupa (includes cocoons) come out as full-sized also. Grasshoppers are an insect that look very similar from nymph to adult stages, so baby grasshoppers would be a reasonable term. No baby beetles, either. There can be a large gender difference in size for some species.