Beauty in a Ditch

 Headed into Safeway to buy some OJ and spotted a patch of Tansy growing in the ditch out front.  Couldn't resist.  Tansy is such a bug magnet, the insect and spider activity in the flowers gets better and better over the next couple of months.  One thing led to another, and after photographing several interesting insects on the Tansy, including a mating pair, I circled the ditch and found some Hooker's Evening Primrose, Wild Sweet Pea, Cat-n-nine-tails, Monkeyflower, and Orchard Morning Glory.  This excursion took only about 10 minutes.  Over the next couple of days I plan to spend a few hours around this ditch.  There is much more to see and record.  Click on each photo for closer views.