Summer scenes

A Monarch came to visit our milkweed.

I thought we had one house finch who kept visiting, but we were sitting in the yard one day and saw several at the same time. Why was I convinced there was only one? Guess it's the same with the cardinal too. There could be more than one stopping by.

My first sunflower bloomed while we were in Key West. It's a small one. I have a couple ones that are growing taller but haven't bloomed yet.

And look at all of the Black-eyed Susan blooms!

The phlox I picked up from a neighbor's house in May and planted along our fence is blooming too.