Not asparagus

I *thought* the tiny bit of asparagus that survived the landscape redo had reseeded itself into a dense jungle of asparagus. That patch had become so HUGE I decided to cut it back. After hacking away for a while, I came across the original bit of asparagus... and realized what I was hacking down was not asparagus. I don't know what it was (horse tail?), but it's out of there now. Jeesh.

There is a city park near me that is mostly a working 1930's farm, but there is a small rain garden near the trail. When walking the dog there, I check out what is blooming, and right now it is marsh blazing star. That would be a great addition to my own rain garden, so it is now added to Project 2026.

We are in another heat wave this week. I'm keeping up with the upkeep - watering, mowing, a bit of weeding, etc. - but that is about it. It's been dry, so fewer lightning bugs, but the cicadas carry on. Here is a presumably dead one, belly up, for a up close and personal look.

Meanwhile, it's a good weekend to just hunker down and stay inside. Keep cool!