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Thursday, August 21, 2025

Blooms, Butterflies, Bugs And Bats


The best news I have is how many butterflies I've seen this summer.  I have had years where I could count on one hand the number of monarchs and swallowtails I've seen.  A few years now where I could probably count them on two hands.  This year I've lost count!

I've seen monarchs (sometimes as many as four) almost every day for a month or so and I'm finding multiple caterpillars out on the milkweed plants.  I haven't seen a chrysalis yet, but maybe if I put that in writing I'll see one on my way to the house this evening ;-).

Not only are the monarch visits up, I've had more swallowtails than I've ever had here.  Stella used to get pretty ones on the butterfly bushes at her house, but I'd never seen a zebra down here and I've seen two this summer.  

We've also had many, many smaller butterflies of all shapes and sizes, several hummingbird moths and more hummingbirds than normal as well.  I put in some salvias this year and they love those big blue blooms.




The bats have been happy this summer too.  We've been overrun by mosquitos, so the bats have been busy.  

Today has had just a hint of fall in the air so maybe the end of this horrible summer is in sight.  In the meantime, here's a new fun and easy puzzle for you.  

Speaking of puzzles, I'd LOVE to know who works all the puzzles at 300 pieces :-D.  If you don't want to use your name online, shoot me an email if you'd like to raise your hand.  




Friday, August 15, 2025

Are You Feeling Lucky?

 

There are at least five "extra" clovers in this picture.  Can you find them?

I made this into a puzzle and by making the pieces a little smaller (140 pieces rather than 120), the four and five leaf clovers really stand out.  I thought that might make the clovers easier to find...but the puzzle took me almost a hour to complete so I'd maybe adjust the number of pieces if you aren't looking for a good challenge :-o.



Monday, August 4, 2025

July

July...was brutal.  So incredibly hot and humid.  Demoralizing.  I did manage to spend about 36 hours up north for a wedding...and that made it almost worse.  Worse in a  "need to buy a lottery ticket" way.  And yet, watching these photo flash by, there was a little good mixed in...but I can say it was better watching it than living it.  



 

Friday, August 1, 2025

Garden Visitor

While I'm partial to butterflies of all sorts and sizes, I have a special fondness for hummingbird moths.  I heard the distinctive buzzing as I walked around the back of the Wool House dye garden and was able to locate this snowberry clearwing moth working on some zinnias.  

Bees, butterflies and actual hummingbirds love zinnias.  I do too :-).





 

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