On my morning toddle today (I got out before 7A to beat the expletive deleted heat - though things could be worse. I could be Portland, OR) I passed these lovely blossoms strewn in my path, most likely from the catalpa tree just above them.
What does the blossom's shadow in the 2nd photo remind you of? If you look closely at the last photo, you'll see a wee visitor who crawled up it. She (? are they like bees and the males are good for nothing drones?) crawled onto my hand as I took the blossom out to the front porch where I blew on her to get her outside. Futile gesture, I know, since the ants are obviously following a pheromone trail in our kitchen.
