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Flower Hill Farm Butterflies of 2012 ~ Eastern Tailed-Blue and Summer Azure

April 12, 2013 by Carol Duke Leave a Comment

Flower Hill Farm Butterflies of 2012 continues with two little Blues of the Gossamer-wings family. Last year in July, I had an exciting first capture of an Eastern Tailed-Blue Everes comyntas, which I spotted along the edge of the south field. A bit smaller than the Summer Azure, these small beauties are also considered common throughout most of the eastern half of North America. The Eastern Tailed-Blue has three flights beginning around the middle of May through the first part of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blueberries, Bluebird, Butterflies, Butterflies of 2012, Early Spring Landscape, Eastern Tailed-Blue, South Field, Summer Spring Azure, Tree Swallows

Flower Hill Farm Butterflies of 2012 ~ Eastern Tailed-Blue and Summer Azure

April 12, 2013 by Carol Duke Leave a Comment

Flower Hill Farm Butterflies of 2012 continues with two little Blues of the Gossamer-wings family. Last year in July, I had an exciting first capture of an Eastern Tailed-Blue Everes comyntas, which I spotted along the edge of the south field. A bit smaller than the Summer Azure, these small beauties are also considered common throughout most of the eastern half of North America.  The Eastern Tailed-Blue has three flights beginning around the middle of May through the first part of June, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blueberries, Bluebird, Butterflies, Butterflies of 2012, Early Spring Landscape, Eastern Tailed-Blue, South Field, Summer Spring Azure, Tree Swallows

Recalling Landscape Tapestries of Spring Twenty-Twelve

January 18, 2013 by Carol Duke Leave a Comment

Looking out on a white and cold landscape,  I dream of spring, though do not wish to hurry it.  Since we are in January, I look ahead  while also following Janus's glances back in time  towards my favorite Flower Hill Farm landscape tapestries  of spring twenty-twelve. It truly is remarkable . . . experiencing the seasons . . .  imagining this lush, joyous and verdant breath of life . . .  now resting and dormant within the deepest protected layers  of crusty, cellular … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Apples, Blueberries, Crabapple, Early Spring Landscape, Gray Birch, lilacs, Mount Holyoke Range, Mount Tom, Oak, Spring Garden, Spring Landscape, Viburnum

Recalling Landscape Tapestries of Spring Twenty-Twelve

January 18, 2013 by Carol Duke Leave a Comment

Looking out on a white and cold landscape, I dream of spring, though do not wish to hurry it. Since we are in January, I look ahead while also following Janus's glances back in time towards my favorite Flower Hill Farm landscape tapestries of spring twenty-twelve.It truly is remarkable . . . experiencing the seasons . . . imagining this lush, joyous and verdant breath of life . . . now resting and dormant within the deepest protected layers of crusty, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Apples, Blueberries, Crabapple, Early Spring Landscape, Gray Birch, lilacs, Mount Holyoke Range, Mount Tom, Oak, Spring Garden, Spring Landscape, Viburnum

Looking Back Wildly Native Highbush Blueberries Flowers to Fruit

October 26, 2011 by Carol Duke Leave a Comment

Blueberry blooms in foreground. Lilac colors beyond. Blueberries to the left . . . Snowy Crabapple on right. The Blueberry field is down the hillside directly east of the old farmhouse retreat.  Gray Birch growing around Blueberries Magnolia blooms in the distance . . . Blueberries growing around Gray Birch. Blueberry pendants Yummy to pollinators. Swelling fruit Rose violet to blue purple. Portrait within a drop of water upon a blueberry.  Robin … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blueberries, Bumble Bee, Early Spring Landscape, Scarlet Tanager, Spring Landscape

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