A Beautiful Day!

And today they were painting lines all over our campus.

Have you noticed -- the Bidens is back!

And is it tall.  Towering over the Boltonia, and yet in places peeking through near the ground.

A great day to see butterflies.  Here is a red-spotted purple.

This variegated fritillary was in the meadow.

But right outside my apartment appeared this Milbert's Tortoiseshell.  This is a rare butterfly for the Philadelphia area, and the first one I have seen at Foulkeways.

This is a view of the underwing.  Now I am having doubts about pulling out much of the false nettle, as this is the host plant for the caterpillar.