syrinx

saw a gulf fritillary flitting about outside so I went out in the 90+ degree heat (that's 30+ for those in the C scale) and sat down to do some flower portraits while waiting for the butterfly to come back. Managed to observe some hummingbirds buzzing back and forth but not a chance to focus on anything. They were probably fighting over territory - between the neighbors' trumpet vine and our flame acanthus bushes and the turks caps(?) it should be nectarlicious for hummers and butterflies.