Here in Western Massachusetts the horrid heat wave has finally fizzled out. Kinder weather patterns bring lighter, more clement days and crisp nights, but we truly need rain. I do so prefer intensity in colors rather than extreme temperatures on a thermometer. Here there are vivid, hot colors, from varying flower forms of sizzling Hemerocallis, found floriferous and in fine fettle within the July 'middle meadow garden.' A quick look back and in the opposite direction both in time and … [Read more...] about Mid July Garden Walkabout Warm To Cool Temperature in Color
Exciting Sighting Today ~ Giant Swallowtail Butterfly
A hot day brings an exciting new sighting of a Giant Swallowtail Papilio cresphontes butterfly. It was really a treat to be in the garden with this magnificent creature. It is a rare visitor here in Massachusetts.You can learn more about the Giant Swallowtail butterfly here. … [Read more...] about Exciting Sighting Today ~ Giant Swallowtail Butterfly
Exciting Sighting Today ~ Giant Swallowtail Butterfly
A hot day brings an exciting new sighting of a Giant Swallowtail Papilio cresphontes butterfly. It was really a treat to be in the garden with this magnificent creature. It is a rare visitor here in Massachusetts. You can learn more about the Giant Swallowtail butterfly here. … [Read more...] about Exciting Sighting Today ~ Giant Swallowtail Butterfly
Waxing and Waning ~ The World Around Us ~ Bluebird Broods
There is plenty of spinning, tilting and turning in our vast universe . . . as our world wobbles its way around the sun and our moon waxes and wanes . . . mirroring that center fiery sphere . . . while it sails along its own path marking our monthly ways. Luminosity of a celestial entity casting softness and shadows over a mostly sleeping landscape is quite calming though connected to lunacy. I am puzzled at how wildlife sleeps through all the brightness and it seems those that are preyed upon … [Read more...] about Waxing and Waning ~ The World Around Us ~ Bluebird Broods
