Name: josephine Arlington, Texas (Zone 8a) Hi Everybody!! Let us talk native.
Well, I told you all that I ended with 17 Giant Swallowtail cats toward the end of the season, right?
This is the fourth one to eclose, and they all have been perfect.
It has been a dream of mine to get a good picture of their underside, they are so beautiful, even more colorful than the top.
So I think I finally got it, my husband took the picture with his phone while she held on to my finger.
Presenting my gorgeous Giant Swallowtail!!!
Wildflowers are the Smiles of Nature.
Gardening with Texas Native Plants and Wildflowers.
Yesterday was a fabulous butterfly day!
A gazillion little skippers, including cute Sachems (which are like the Beanie Babies of the butterfly world)...
Name: Christine North East Texas (Zone 7b) Shine Your Light!
All this butterfly action has me singing Jewel Akens' song, "Let me tell ya 'bout the birds and the bees and the flowers and the trees and a thing called love". I've been singing it all day! Might as well pass it on!
May your life be like a wildflower, growing freely in the beauty and joy of each day --Native American Proverb
Name: David Laderoute Zone 5B/6 - NW MO (Zone 5b) Ignoring Zones altogether
WooHoo - just saw a Hummingbird Moth on my deck. First one this season. Was out smelling my two Brugmansias that are blooming. He dive bombed me and almost landed on my head. I watched him for a minute or so and then went in cause I had the light on.
We have several types of Sphinx moths here and this was a very large one with a wingspan of ~ 3 inches.
Earlier this season, I nurtured 3 HUGE hornworms on my Datura and let em do some real serious damage.
Now that the temperatures are dropping and the winds have picked up, some of the butterflies are starting to show signs of wear. And yet, despite their bedraggled appearance, they still maintain a sense of beauty.
Forgot to show this from a few weeks ago. It's a Buckeye chrysalis under the picnic table. I'm SO glad to see this, since this summer is the 1st time in ten years I've seen them alive here. Maybe they always were but I just had more opportunities b/c I was home so much after surgery, either way it's a good thing...
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"My work is loving the world. Here the sunflowers, there the hummingbird — equal seekers of sweetness. Here the clam deep in the speckled sand. Are my boots old? Is my coat torn? Am I no longer young, and still not half-perfect? Let me keep my mind on what matters, which is my work which is mostly standing still and learning to be astonished." — Mary Oliver, from Messenger
Name: Christine North East Texas (Zone 7b) Shine Your Light!
Still enjoying the nice weather. Many of the usual visitors can be seen in the garden and a few unusual guests.
This uncommon guest has a very suiting name, White Tipped Black Moth
I don't get to see the Great Purple Hairstreak very often, so I grabbed the chance to get some pics, even though the sun was making it difficult to get a good shot!
I think this is a Common Checkered-Skipper, the first I've seen this year.
More unidentified caterpillars
Apparently this one likes to eat Turk's Cap flowers!
Hubby brought eggs home on his car. I'm thinking "moth" since his car had been at the Park N Fly for more than a week.
Viceroy (And a Ailanthus Webworm Moth hiding in the flowers)
Skipper
May your life be like a wildflower, growing freely in the beauty and joy of each day --Native American Proverb
Mormons (I think)
Monarchs
Snouts
Cabbage Whites
Eastern Tailed Blues (I think)
Silver Spotted Skippers
Pearl Crescents
