September

 A few weeks ago... I saw a giant swallowtail butterfly laying eggs on a seedling lemon tree... didn't have camera... butterfly flew away before I got back...

But... Here's one of the caterpillars:

Also saw a monarch last week... again, the same deal  with camera...

Here's a caterpillar... On a ragged looking milkweed.

Raccoons and possums are back...

Gorgeous pear last month...

Not too bad for a tree that I thought was a callery...

Here's a papaya 'tree'.

They want longer seasons than we have here...