The project of converting my front yard from turf grass with Asian shrubs to all native plants.

american beautyberry

American beautyberry: a leafy stem with clusters of fuchsia berries.

Look who's fruiting.

Today I reapplied mulch to their bed. A stinging insect moving too fast for me to identify objected and got me 2-4 times. The sting on my arm is a definitely, my face a probably, but the ones on my hand and ankle are only maybes.