Bee umbrella

Another rainy day here. I spent some time out in the teahouse reading while it was raining. It was so peaceful. As I was wandering around before that when it was lightly drizzling I noticed quite a number of bumble bees that had spent the night on the butterfly weed. Once it started raining a little harder I got the picture of the two taking shelter underneath the butterfly weed.
There are so many beautiful flowers at the moment it's hard not to post extras. I've been nursing my red gaillardia along for a few years. It's blossomed really nicely finally and I'm letting it seed as much as possible and maybe it will spread.