Hot and dry

No rain in well over a week, so at least we're spared some of the normal smoke from brush burnings this time of year. Not as bad as Chattanooga, which is 9 inches below normal rainfall and smoky from lots of wildfires.
Despite the 80 degree weather the last few days, though, things seem to be blooming on a normal schedule, at least according to what I posted this time last year.

Trailing Arbutus (never saw one so pink!)

Lots of violets:


First butterfly:


Pretty green for so little rain: