The more I learn about butterflies, the more I understand just how enchanted our gardens and nature, in general, truly is. With satyrs and wood nymphs all about the grassy meadows and fields who could ever dream of using poisons? We share our gardens and land with a complex and varied living community and we can attract these magical creatures into our lives by learning about their needs and pleasures. By planting the necessary host plants or being sure not to yank them out of our gardens in … [Read more...] about Flower Hill Farm Butterflies of 2012 ~ Little Wood Satyr, Common Ringlet and Common Wood Nymph
Flower Hill Farm Butterflies of 2012 ~ Little Wood Satyr, Common Ringlet and Common Wood Nymph
The more I learn about butterflies, the more I understand just how enchanted our gardens and nature, in general, truly is. With satyrs and wood nymphs all about the grassy meadows and fields who could ever dream of using poisons? We share our gardens and land with a complex and varied living community and we can attract these magical creatures into our lives by learning about their needs and pleasures. By planting the necessary host plants or being sure not to yank them out of our gardens … [Read more...] about Flower Hill Farm Butterflies of 2012 ~ Little Wood Satyr, Common Ringlet and Common Wood Nymph
A New Year ~ A New Installment to ‘A Bestiary’ ~ Pileated Woodpecker
My first posting of 2013 to announce and hope you might click over to see my latest 'A Bestiary' installment . . . Pileated Woodpecker. This makes number fourteen and it can been seen by clicking here. Special thanks go out to Ecosystem Gardener and activist Carole Brown whose wisdom and expertise have brought together two 'really good' teams over at Native Plants and Wildlife Gardens and Beautiful Wildlife Garden. I truly hope to be up and posting regularly soon. Wild Turkeys are happy for … [Read more...] about A New Year ~ A New Installment to ‘A Bestiary’ ~ Pileated Woodpecker
A New Year ~ A New Installment to ‘A Bestiary’ ~ Pileated Woodpecker
My first posting of 2013 to announce and hope you might click over to see my latest 'A Bestiary' installment . . . Pileated Woodpecker. This makes number fourteen and it can been seen by clicking here. Special thanks go out to Ecosystem Gardener and activist Carole Brown whose wisdom and expertise have brought together two 'really good' teams over at Native Plants and Wildlife Gardens and Beautiful Wildlife Garden. I truly hope to be up and posting regularly soon. Wild … [Read more...] about A New Year ~ A New Installment to ‘A Bestiary’ ~ Pileated Woodpecker
Waxing and Waning ~ The World Around Us ~ Bluebird Broods
There is plenty of spinning, tilting and turning in our vast universe . . . as our world wobbles its way around the sun and our moon waxes and wanes . . . mirroring that center fiery sphere . . . while it sails along its own path marking our monthly ways. Luminosity of a celestial entity casting softness and shadows over a mostly sleeping landscape is quite calming though connected to lunacy. I am puzzled at how wildlife sleeps through all the brightness and it seems those that are preyed upon … [Read more...] about Waxing and Waning ~ The World Around Us ~ Bluebird Broods
