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nativeplantlover

Oct 12, 2016 8:13 PM CST

Name: Cheryl
Brownstown, Pennsylvania (Zone 6b)

Hey Mellie,

What fantastic photos that really make us feel like we're there! LOVE LOVE the Egrets and WPs
especially!
Your quote-
' "So for those who think they can't attract butterflies because they don't have enough space, don't live in the right area, don't have the right habitat - you can create a butterfly oasis! That's why Monarch Watch encourages people to create "Waystations" in their yard. If we put enough puzzle pieces together, we can build an ecosystem" '

You're so right about this!! There's so many organizations involved in conservation that are ready to help anybody that really wants to make a difference for the environment and it's creatures

<---Click on to see a "Waystation" sign and a sign from the National Wildlife Federation. Anybody reading remember, "Ranger Rick"? Same organization.
This small area,(8' x 22' was all Japanese Pachysandra and alien weeds that weren't feeding anything. It produced over 100 Monarch cats this year. The neighbor let me make it, and Dog walkers stop and read the signs and many of them ask me questions if I'm around.

Here's another set of signs in front of my house:

"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

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