Though I greatly enjoy and respect the antics and heroics of the Monarch Butterfly caterpillar, the chrysalis or pupa stage of the Monarch Butterfly Life Cycle offers delectable candy for the imagination. The beautiful jewel like ornaments studded with what appears to be gold hang beneath leaf or twig completely vulnerable to the goings on around them. While breezes blow and rain and sun soak the landscape, hundreds of Monarch and other butterfly chrysalises hang hidden from view . . . … [Read more...] about Monarch Butterfly Life Cycle: A Metamorphosis ~ Part Two ~ Jeweled Chrysalis
Monarch Butterfly Life Cycle: A Metamorphosis ~ Part One ~ The Capable Caterpillar
The mammoth Monarch Butterfly migration is underway. Sightings are reported along rivers and hillsides, fields and meadows, gardens and parks by lucky viewers seeing hundreds of these skilled navigators flying south. Here at Flower Hill Farm there are numerous fresh Monarchs floating about the gardens each day. I have counted up to thirty on one Buddleia, while several are scattered feeding on Ironweed, Phlox and Liatris. Yesterday I noted the pink florets of Sedum 'Autumn … [Read more...] about Monarch Butterfly Life Cycle: A Metamorphosis ~ Part One ~ The Capable Caterpillar
Monarch Butterfly Life Cycle: A Metamorphosis ~ Part One ~ The Capable Caterpillar
The mammouth Monarch Butterfly migration is underway. Sightings are reported along rivers and hillsides, fields and meadows, gardens and parks by lucky viewers seeing hundreds of these skilled navigators flying south. Here at Flower Hill Farm there are numerous fresh Monarchs floating about the gardens each day. I have counted up to thirty on one Buddleia, while several are scattered feeding on Ironweed, Phlox and Liatris. Yesterday I noted the pink florets of Sedum 'Autumn Joy' dotted … [Read more...] about Monarch Butterfly Life Cycle: A Metamorphosis ~ Part One ~ The Capable Caterpillar
Question Marks and Commas ~ Pausing to Ponder
A Question Mark butterfly, Polygonia interrogations takes a brief break from fluttering on suspended leafy greens giving this Lepidoptera devotee pause to ponder . . . is it indeed a Question Mark or an Eastern Comma? Being a writer who has a difficult time with commas . . . and after studying images over at the Massachusetts Butterfly Club's fabulous website . . . I have decided to go with the Question Mark butterfly. There may be questions floating about as … [Read more...] about Question Marks and Commas ~ Pausing to Ponder
Question Marks and Commas ~ Pausing to Ponder
A Question Mark butterfly, Polygonia interrogations takes a brief break from fluttering on suspended leafy greens giving this Lepidoptera devotee pause to ponder . . . is it indeed a Question Mark or an Eastern Comma? Being a writer who has a difficult time with commas . . . and after studying images over at the Massachusetts Butterfly Club's fabulous website . . . I have decided to go with the Question Mark butterfly. There may be questions floating about as to why this author has … [Read more...] about Question Marks and Commas ~ Pausing to Ponder
