Pink musk mallow

 

Pinkie pink!

A pink musk mallow (Malva moschata) shows off its pinkness. 

 

Berry very purple

 

Red and black berries

 

A black raspberry (Rubus occidentalis) bush shows its red and black (more like a very, very dark purple with red) berries.

 

Black is better

 

This cluster of black raspberries show the different stages of ripeness.  The darkest berries are the ripest and the sweeter and juicier they be.  The red, not so at all, even though they resemble ripe red raspberries.

Caterpillar and flower

 

That must have been a long crawl to get to a flower so tall.

 

 

What is that?

 

The flower - maybe an echinacea?  The caterpillar - maybe a skipper butterfly?

 

 

Feeding on flowers

If you can identify the flower and /or the caterpillar, post a comment.  This unexpected find was seen in a field of flowers in southern Quebec, near the middle of the Vermont border with Quebec.

 

 

Rod in place

 

Barn door barred

 

An "L" rod through the eye keeps this barn door firmly closed.

 

 

Sprinkler connection

 

Two by two

 

An automatic sprinkler fire department connection has been installed next to the existing vent and outside water hose connection.   The connection allows the fire department to supply additional water and / or pressure to the building sprinkler system.