Great Spirit, Great Mystery, Sun, Moon and stars.
For the Osage Indians, Wah Kon-Tah describes
all that is sacred and unfathomable.
For me Wah Kon-Tah describes bliss.
The Regal Fritillary
have one brood in June and fly until frost.
in Western Missouri.
and the Hairstreaks
have a relationship with the flowers of the prairie.
are knitted together with degraded pastures.
Land stewards are working to protect and restore over 20 square miles.
I saw bright orange moths
I watched many different Skippers
and Pipevine Swallowtails.
Eastern Tailed-Blues were in abundance.
I was delighted to see a Black Swallowtail.
On the way home we saw a river of wildflowers.
and Pipevine Swallowtails.
Eastern Tailed-Blues were in abundance.
The butterflies and the grasses
are in relationship.
I was delighted to see a Black Swallowtail.
I have seen very few this summer.
On the way home we saw a river of wildflowers.
They glowed pink in the late afternoon light.
This is sacred land.
May we all be land stewards.
The butterflies are depending on us.