Rain lilies

A blue jay came for a barkbutter ball breakfast.  At lunch, a tiger swallowtail posed nicely.  Not to be outdone, a black swallowtail flitted around and pretended she really didn't care about the rue.  A blue dasher perched looking like a blue bead with wings.  Another dragonfly lurked among the leafless twigs of the dead branch in the dogwood. 

Titmice  were embolden by hunger.   Brown headed nuthatches were their usual bold selves.  A flock of pigeons passed overhead.  A hummer visited the feeder.  A bluebird surveyed the feeders from atop the post.  

K discovered a third Argiope in the front yard.  The rain lilies bloomed again.  Fragments of the yellow jacket nest were still visible -- they made it of tough material.