Flowers, Food + Forage

First, there are so many flower photos in the pipe, but I have to deliver plants and go to work (and then work again earlyish in the morning). Soon, hopefully…

Sooner than that, though, will be the emergence of the first swallowtail. I noticed this morning that the first chrysalis has turned black.

(Oh, and the plural of chrysalis? Chrysalides.)

I found two more swallowtail caterpillars on fennel plants at the rocky garden last night. That’s eight total.