I live in Harbor Springs & Detour Village, MI (Zone 5a)
My birthday is August 8
Photo from blossom_bum
"Neither rain, nor mosquitoes, nor black flies, nor gloom of night (that's what porch lights are for) stays this blossum bum from the swift completion of her appointed rounds.... weeding, squashing slugs, planting, watering, digging, etc., etc."