Black Swallowtail Papilio polyxenes I will be sharing more of the magical Monarch Butterfly Metamorphosis . . . but first I want to go back to earlier this spring and share the striking Black Swallowtail Butterfly and its metamorphosis with you. A male Black Swallowtail from last year . . . the first one I had the joy to raise. I was delighted to eyed this female ovipositing this May. She may have overwinter here in her pupa. Once she flies away, I discover an egg attached to … [Read more...] about Black Swallowtail Metamorphosis Misty August Garden
Black Swallowtail Metamorphosis Misty August Garden
Black Swallowtail Papilio polyxenes I will be sharing more of the magical Monarch Butterfly Metamorphosis . . . but first I want to go back to earlier this spring and share the striking Black Swallowtail Butterfly and its metamorphosis with you. A male Black Swallowtail from last year . . . the first one I had the joy to raise.I was delighted to eyed this female ovipositing this May. She may have overwinter here in her pupa. Once she flies away, I … [Read more...] about Black Swallowtail Metamorphosis Misty August Garden
Mid July Garden Walkabout Warm To Cool Temperature in Color
Here in Western Massachusetts the horrid heat wave has finally fizzled out. Kinder weather patterns bring lighter, more clement days and crisp nights, but we truly need rain. I do so prefer intensity in colors rather than extreme temperatures on a thermometer. Here there are vivid, hot colors, from varying flower forms of sizzling Hemerocallis, found floriferous and in fine fettle within the July 'middle meadow garden.' A quick look back and in the opposite direction both in time and … [Read more...] about Mid July Garden Walkabout Warm To Cool Temperature in Color
Mid July Garden Walkabout Warm To Cool Temperature in Color
Here in Western Massachusetts the horrid heat wave has finally fizzled out. Kinder weather patterns bring lighter, more clement days and crisp nights, but we truly need rain. I do so prefer intensity in colors rather than extreme temperatures on a thermometer. Here there are vivid, hot colors, from varying flower forms of sizzling Hemerocallis, found floriferous and in fine fettle within the July 'middle meadow garden.' A quick look back and in the opposite … [Read more...] about Mid July Garden Walkabout Warm To Cool Temperature in Color
Focusing on Old Apple Trees ‘Giving Sculptures’ of the Land
Older Apple trees, not unlike humans in their dotage, seem to tire more with time and are not quite up to producing all the plump blooms . . . that with the prodigious participation of pollinators . . . will bear fruit every year or in some cases every other year. There is a sizable silence of florescence in five of my six senior Apples this spring. Apple on the Edge of North Garden and Field April 2012 Apple on the Edge of North Garden and Field April 2012 Pruning is a rather … [Read more...] about Focusing on Old Apple Trees ‘Giving Sculptures’ of the Land
