In some areas, the rains recently were more generous than they were closer around here, and I've seen a single large blooming Evergreen Sumac literally covered with hundreds of butterflies flitting around in the afternoon sunshine. The other kind of plant that is blooming well is Kidneywood. Almost all (95%, I guess) of the butterflies are snouts, but there are others also. If you drive along on the narrow country roads, many of the butterflies are flitting about the blooming plants, creating constant motion...it's amazing to see. Among the other butterflies I saw along the roads the other day:
Some kind of hairstreak I saw in my yard yesterday.
And a couple of Spicebush butterflies that emerged from their chrysallises yesterday and today.
I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority. E. B.White
Integrity can never be taken. It can only be given, and I wasn't going to give it up to these people. Gary Mowad
