What a treat to find this large swallowtail butterfly flitting around Sophie's windowbox! She has the best view from her room. The butterfly really loved the lantana- about five times he considered flying away and then turned right around and came back.
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See that green stalk jutting out from the right hand side up there? That's the plant Sophie brought her dad from school for Father's Day. We suspect it's a bean, but aren't really sure. It was only about 3 inches high when she brought it home, and I didn't have much hope for it when I placed it in the flowerbox. It seems to be thriving, though, so that shows what I know! If it does anything legume-y as the summer goes on, I'll be sure to post about it :)