On the Way Out, On the Way In, and Guests Just Stopping By

From the Jardin over the prior week ...

A grasshopper that stayed sunning on the peach rose pretty much from dawn to dusk.  It was there when I did my morning walkabout, still there at the end of the virtual workday...

The ring hydrangea bloom, definitely on its way out ...

The clown violets, just coming in - and different varieties!  Both white dominant and purple dominant!  Letting things come up from seed yields fun surprises...

And finally, the lovely, fluttery little butterfly that found the catmint flowers.  In years past there were bees that came for them.  Few bees this year, but butterflies will do.