Pipevine Swallowtail

I could certainly get used to having my own personal chef around full time. Rick has turned out some wonderful meals for us while he's been here, and even taken care of some of the leftovers that always seem to be lurking in the depths of the fridge.

It was a dull morning with a hint of rain in the air when we set out for the Sonoma Valley trail, but we were well rewarded for our efforts by a profusion of wildflowers. I took pictures of lots of them, but settled in the end for the swallowtail checking out the verbena in our garden.