Butterflies and Butterfly Magnets

 It's so hard to capture a butterfly on film with the camera I have.  But the picture above is pretty good!

 The picture above is purple cone flower.  I have never had good luck growing them, mainly because coneflowers have tap roots.  Tap roots are very delicious to voles.  They are like underground popsicles to a vole.

I think coneflower buds are beautiful.