Butterfly-weed and purple coneflowers blooming in Winona. 7 - Native basswood trees along Lake Waconia shore at full bloom and very fragrant. 8 - Hollyhocks blooming. Some Canada thistle has gone to seed, and American goldfinches are there feeding. House sparrows take dust baths.
Tartarian honeysuckle has shiny bright red fruit.
9 - In Waconia area, first field corn is tasseling. Monarch butterfly laying eggs on common milkweed. 10 - Surface temperature of Lake Waconia is 76 degrees F. Monarch butterflies are nectaring on purple coneflowers. American goldfinches feed on nodding thistle seedheads. Garden phlox begins flowering.