Blustery

A cold North wind under a mostly gray sky kept a lot of fliers grounded.  I found swallowtail caterpillars on the rue as well as the parsley.  The basilica spider continued to fuss with her eggs.

A lovely blue dancer damselfly lit on a rock.  A moth that looked something like a dusky skipper made the rounds of the lavender and rosemary.  It tended to hover and blur its wings.  I saw one yesterday on the lantana. 

 I saw hummers visit the Mexican sage, the lavender, and even check out a rosebud, plus watch from the dogwood to guard the feeder.  Bees braved the wind gusts. 

 At lunch we were entertained by a hummer, a female goldfinch, and a frustrating palamedes swallowtail.  The butterfly struggled against the wind but would not light and pose for a photo.

I was gone all afternoon and evening.  A sprinkle of fine rain misted the windshield.