Hornworms

the hornworms have found the tomatoes, and the wasps have found the hornworms.

more rain, more rain, more rain. summer squash and zucchini have been putting out many blossoms for a month now, but we've only gotten one vegetable from each plant so far. the rain two summers ago also created this issue. i've read that rain can cut down on the visits from bees, so i've been pollinating them this week with a paintbrush to see if that will help. but each time i do it, the blossoms all have at least one bee drinking away within, so i don't see how lack of pollinators could be the problem.

house wrens are busy feeding their little ones, woodpecker (downy or hairy? i still confuse them) has been making daily visits to our suet feeder (with the suet from our grass-fed cow), and black raspberries are ripening all around us!