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A Bright Spot in the Garden...

Widespread rain, strong winds gusting 30 to 40 miles per hour, dangerous surf, hazardous roads, flood watch, maybe power outages.

That's the weather warning tonight.

So, this seems like a good time to post an archived image of a bright spot in the garden, a Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) nectaring on a Mexican sunflower (Tithonia rotundifola).  

And to remind ourselves that spring arrives March 20. 

There's an old saying (Old Farmer's Almanac): "Don't say that spring has come until you can put your foot on nine daisies."

Daisies? Dandelions would work, too.

But a flashy orange, black and silver-spangled butterfly nectaring on a species of the sunflower family (Asteraceae) is even better.

Stay safe. Stay sane. Stay shielded and sheltered.