The monarchs have begun to migrate.
I know the males by the black dots on the lower wings.
These are scent glands.
The garden milkweed is going to seed.
Milkweed is the host plant for the monarchs.
Milkweed is the host plant for the monarchs.
These end of summer days are filled with bugs.
The White-lined Sphinx uses purslane
as its favorite host plant.
We are bug hunters.
I set up two caterpillar habitats
so I could study their process.
Fennel is one of the host plants for the
Black Swallowtail.
We have seen many black cats this year.
I have had a very difficult time growing
Black-eyed Susans.
This year I tried a different variety.
They seem to be a popular flower.
Hope the plants over winter.
The Grasshoppers are growing large
eating their fill of Lamb's Ears.
Painted Ladies,
Red spotted Purples
and Hackberry Emperors
are a few of the butterflies
that grace our September gardens.
This Praying Mantis is now in my bug box.
I do not know how he was injured.
Seeing a Walking Stick Bug is always exciting.
They seem so ancient.
We are rock hounds.
We are very fond of fossils.
The mums are opening.
I shall dry some flowers for winter tea.
The Marigolds continue to feed
the Eastern Tailed-Blues.
We are continuing to mix up
lots of fun.
The weather has been delightful.
We are outside again.
Out in the dirt.
Out with the bugs.
Happy Sunday Safari.
The White-lined Sphinx uses purslane
as its favorite host plant.
so I could study their process.
Black Swallowtail.
We have seen many black cats this year.
Black-eyed Susans.
This year I tried a different variety.
Hope the plants over winter.
eating their fill of Lamb's Ears.
Painted Ladies,
are a few of the butterflies
that grace our September gardens.
This Praying Mantis is now in my bug box.
I do not know how he was injured.
Seeing a Walking Stick Bug is always exciting.
They seem so ancient.
I shall dry some flowers for winter tea.
the Eastern Tailed-Blues.
lots of fun.
The weather has been delightful.
We are outside again.
Out in the dirt.
Out with the bugs.
Happy Sunday Safari.
9 comments:
Q, you have your very own Butterfly exhibit right in your yard! (Not to mention all the caterpillars and insects!) The photographs are stunning!
Once again, gorgeous pictures! Since I am not a gardener, I just choose to let a large percentage of my land go to weeds - clover, thistles, dock, blackberry, chamomile, and many many others. Bugs seem to like the variety!
Wow, gorgeous pictures.
I'm glad I discovered it to your blog:)/Maria
Wow, it's been way too long since I've been here. THese are gorgeous photos of the butterflies.
Beautiful pictures as always! How's the children's book coming?
Hi Sherry, That grasshopper looks like it is hugging a teddy bear. Great photo of the sphinx moth. Your company is on their way. You will be delighted with them.
There is something so majestic about the Monarchs; I've seen so many more this year, and I'm always mesmerized by how they float about in the air. Did you watch the PBS documentary last year about the migration of the Monarchs? That has to be one of nature's more fascinating miracles.
Our visitors left this morning--what a delightful time we had! You're in for a real treat, Sherry; enjoy next week!
Just beautiful! What a wonderful variety of friends in your garden! And you always capture their essence so well in the photographs!
Ooh, we have a bug in common at last! - not one of your lovely colourful ones, but the walking stick bug - though in the UK we call them stick insects. We used to keep a tank of them at school when I was little, but I haven't seen any for years - I don't think we have the right hedges for them round here.
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