Please help me identify

I was dead heading my coneflowers when I saw this little guy.  He was the brightest neon green.  I have never seen anything like it before.  What is it? 

Sunrise

Give me odorous at sunrise a garden of beautiful flowers where I can walk undisturbed. - Walt Whitman

Today is Outdoor Wednesday. Please check out the others here. Thanks to Susan at a Southern Daydreamer.

FT. Lake Johanna & Iverson Cabin

It is really starting to look like fall here.  I just love it when the colors start changing.  My brother, Jer, and I stopped here on our way to an auction.  It was so pretty I just had to stop and take some photos.

My girlfriend, Rose, and I stopped here in March to see that post click here.  It is fun to the changes in the season.

Today is Outdoor Wednesday. Please check out the others here. Thanks to Susan at a Southern Daydreamer.

Flower bed and sedum chair

This is my annual flower bed.  I like to plant mostly annuals in this bed so I can till it up and plant different flowers in it each year.

This might be the last year for this bed frame. It is starting to fall apart.  This was my bed when I was a kid.  It has been so much fun to have it in my garden.

Each year I plant different sedums in this chair.  To see what it looked like last year, click here.

Celosia

Common name is Cockscomb. The flowers belong to the amaranth family, Amaranthaceae. Cockscomb bloom with a compacted crested head 2-5 inches across, on leafy stems that are 12-28 inches long. The flower's name is suggestive of a rooster's comb. Cockscomb Flower blooms from late summer through late fall.

I just love his variegated one.  I had never seen this before.

Gaillardia, sometimes known as Blanket Flower, can be annuals, biennials, or perennials in our zone 4.  I just love them!

Today is Bloomin' Tuesday! Please check out the others, thanks to Jean at MsGreen "thumb".

Oh, what a beautiful morning!

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Monarch migration and zinnias

It is monarch migration time and they just love the zinnia.  That is a good thing because I have a ton of zinnias blooming right now.

My friend Marsha, at Marsha's Garden, has some amazing photos of the Monarch migration.  You can check those photos out here.

One thing about Monarchs, they don't care what the flowers looks like.  They like to land on the flowers that should have been deadheaded.

Today is Bloomin' Tuesday! Please check out the others, thanks to Jean at MsGreen "thumb".

Minnesota Vikings Preseason Game

My husband won tickets to the preseason game on Saturday night.

The place was packed.

Number 4 didn't have the best night, but I was so excited to see him play.  We really had a fun time.

Today is Mosaic Monday. Please check out the others here. Thanks to Mary at LittleRedHouse!