So long as we love

A page from a 1938 autograph book belonging to a 7th grade girl.



"So long as we love we serve; so long as we are loved by others, I would almost say that we are indispensable; and no man is useless while he has a friend."
"Stevenson"

Tithonia

Surprise flower is surprising. I planted some mixed seeds last spring, but most of them didn't come up. This did, though. I almost pulled it, assuming it was a weed. It finally bloomed a couple of days ago.

Magic

I came to work yesterday and saw this tacked to the exterior of a coworker's cubicle. A dryer sheet. They're all over the inside, too. Another coworker told her that dryer sheets ward off bedbugs. Ward off. Apparently they work like hex signs.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail