John Paul Hill 6/17/2020                                   Scorpions Scorpions are not insects. They are arachnids, with eight legs, two pincers, and a barbed tail. They are found on every continent except Antarctica. All species of scorpion are venomous, but only about 30 have venom that can kill a human. They use their sting to paralyze their prey. They need very little air or food. They can even survive being kept in a freezer overnight! Scorpion babies ride on their mother's back. In China, scorpions are sold as a delicacy.

Common peony ( Paeonia officinalis) Large white trillium (Trillium grandiflorum) American yellowrocket (Barbarea orthoceras) Spotted geranium (Geranium maculatum) Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum) Garlic mustard ( Alliaria petiolata) Golden ragwort ( Packera aurea) Rue anemone ( Thalictrum thalictroides) White evening primrose (Oenothera speciosa) Redhot poker (Kniphofia uvaria) Virginia spiderwort (Tradescantia virginiana) A rose. Isn't it beautiful? Fragrant plantain lily (Hosta plantaginea)

Source Epiphanius was born in Besanduk, Palestine, around 315. He later became a monk and he actually spoke five languages! For a while, he lived in Egypt, but returned to Palestine in around 333. He built a monastery and was made superior of it. In 367, he was made a bishop and preached against Arianism. He died en route to Salamis in 403.

Yellow flag iris ( Iris pseuda corus) Bulbous buttercup ( Ranunculus bulbosus) Daisy fleabane ( Erigeron philadelphicus) A tulip of some sort. Some kind of azalea. I bred this one myself! I call it "Speckled Sunset". Columbine Garden strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) Iris bud about to bloom. Sweet william (Dianthus barbatus) Peppermint (Mentha × piperita) has almost completely overrun the Mary garden… (I guess Mary really likes peppermint.)

Source Angelo was born in Jerusalem to Jewish parents who later converted to Christianity. At the age of eighteen, he and his twin brother became Carmelites. Angelo lived for five years as a hermit and then he went to Sicily to convert Jews. He was finally stabbed to death in 1220.

Source Louis Mary Grignion was born on January 31, 1673 in Montfort. He was ordained in 1700 and later made a chaplain at a hospital near Poitiers but later resigned. He later went to Rome and the pope made him a missionary. He also wrote a book called True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin . He died at Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre in 1716.

Source Conrad Birnhoffer was the youngest of nine and was born in Parzham on December 22, 1818. When he was 31, he became a lay brother and in 1852, he took his solemn vows and was assigned as a porter at the shrine of Our Lady at Altötting⁡. He served as porter for more than 40 years and died at Altötting on April 21, 1894. He is remembered for his devotion to Mary.