Butterfly, Lanternfly, Beagle

I'll make this a short post because my eyes are tired. I have a couple of insects to show you and then I'll turn this over to Charlie.

This black swallowtail butterfly has the coloring of a female.

A spotted lanternfly landed on my window screen. This is an undesirable insect, a non-native that spreads rapidly and damages grapevines. We’re seeing large numbers of these this year.

I think my eyes are irritated by haze that’s in the air, a remnant of wildfire smoke from Canada. I should probably go put in some eye drops. Let’s hear from Charlie.

Hi, that cartoon dog looks a lot like me! Did you know that I just had a freedom anniversary? On August 8, 2022, I was rescued from a big noisy place where thousands of beagles were kept in cages. A bunch of us went to Charlottesville SPCA, and a month later I was adopted by my mom. 

Here I am at the condo. We brought Lynn some lunch.  She was painting a cabinet.. 

Lynn is my big sister. I have another sister named Marie. I used to have some puppy brothers and sisters, but I have not seen them since I was adopted.

I think Mom told you about going to the sunflower maze. Here I am leading the way.

Here I’m on our deck eating dogwood leaves. Mom does not think I should eat leaves and grass, but I had a tummy ache. She called the vet and got some more medicine for me. I’m starting to feel better.

I hope you’re feeling okay. That’s my news for today.