Spring precipitates into summer and we can easily recognize the longest day of the year by how we measure time in our hurried lives. Spring or Summer Azure Celastrina ladon, Form violacea (and others) is another matter . . . as the butterflies are difficult to identify.The more experienced butterfly watchers of the invaluable Massachusetts Butterfly Club kindly share their knowledge and determine the butterflies below to be Summer Azures . . . and perfect for a Summer Solstice entry, though … [Read more...] about Flower Hill Farm Spring Butterflies ~ Part Two
Flower Hill Farm Spring Butterflies ~ Part One
This year, early spring was dry and perfect for butterflies here in the fields and gardens. Of late we have had rain, rain and more rain that must be a great challenge for the survival of our exquisitely painted pollinators. Though butterflies are not the most efficient pollinators, they do aid in pollinating many of our wildflowers. Along with all the luscious blossoms of spring, butterflies add such joy to our lives.This has been an amazing spring for Mourning Cloak Nymphalis antiopa, … [Read more...] about Flower Hill Farm Spring Butterflies ~ Part One
Flower Hill Farm Spring Butterflies ~ Part One
This year, early spring was dry and perfect for butterflies here in the fields and gardens. Of late we have had rain, rain and more rain that must be a great challenge for the survival of our exquisitely painted pollinators. Though butterflies are not the most efficient pollinators, they do aid in pollinating many of our wildflowers. Along with all the luscious blossoms of spring, butterflies add such joy to our lives. This has been an amazing spring for Mourning Cloak Nymphalis antiopa, … [Read more...] about Flower Hill Farm Spring Butterflies ~ Part One
Bygone Lilac Time of May 2013
There are only about a dozen French lilac bushes here . . . some being quite large and of various cultivars. We also grow several Syringa vulgaris or common lilac shrubs, (which most other cultivars came from originally), as well as, the more delicate Persian lilacs and a few Korean lilacs. There are three late blooming 'Miss Canada' or Preston lilacs Syringa x prestoniae in bloom just outside from where I am writing now . . . luring many Eastern Tiger Swallowtails with their … [Read more...] about Bygone Lilac Time of May 2013
