Flower Hill Farm Retreat https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com B&B, Retreat, Vacation Rental Flower Hill Farm in Williamsburg MA Western Mass 20 minutes outside of Northampton MA 413-268-7481 Sun, 08 Mar 2015 02:46:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.15 183435305 Metamorphosis of Butterflies from 2014 https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/metamorphosis-of-butterflies-from-2014/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=metamorphosis-of-butterflies-from-2014 https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/metamorphosis-of-butterflies-from-2014/#comments Sat, 07 Mar 2015 13:45:45 +0000 https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/?p=6427 The Metamorphosis of Butterflies from 2014 came together from my finally digging through archives of Flower Hill Farm photographs from last summer. Witnessing the metamorphosis of butterflies is a treasured ritual I share with thousands of other individuals who hold dear these remarkable beings. Raising butterflies nourishes my imagination and opens it to change and an ever present sense of wonder. Hour by hour […]

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]]> https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/metamorphosis-of-butterflies-from-2014/feed/ 19 6427 Flower Hill Farm Butterflies of 2012 ~ Monarchs https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/flower-hill-farm-butterflies-of-2012-monarchs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=flower-hill-farm-butterflies-of-2012-monarchs https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/flower-hill-farm-butterflies-of-2012-monarchs/#respond Sat, 27 Apr 2013 12:04:00 +0000 http://duke.itabix.com/flower-hill-farm-butterflies-of-2012-monarchs/ The Monarch Butterfly Danaus plexippus, is perhaps one of the most widely known and beloved butterflies. We know that climate change, threats to the fragile overwintering sites, pesticides and loss of essential host plants, Milkweed, is causing concern for the survival of these amazing navigators. Yet Monarch butterflies have survived for millions of years and somehow […]

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]]> https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/flower-hill-farm-butterflies-of-2012-monarchs/feed/ 0 130 Flower Hill Farm Butterflies of 2012 ~ Monarchs https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/flower-hill-farm-butterflies-of-2012-monarchs-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=flower-hill-farm-butterflies-of-2012-monarchs-2 https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/flower-hill-farm-butterflies-of-2012-monarchs-2/#respond Sat, 27 Apr 2013 12:04:00 +0000 http://staging.caroldukephotography.com/flower-hill-farm-butterflies-of-2012-monarchs-2/ The Monarch Butterfly Danaus plexippus, is perhaps one of the most widely known and beloved butterflies. We know that climate change, threats to the fragile overwintering sites, pesticides and loss of essential host plants, Milkweed, is causing concern for the survival of these amazing navigators. Yet Monarch butterflies have survived for millions of years and somehow […]

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]]> https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/flower-hill-farm-butterflies-of-2012-monarchs-2/feed/ 0 5306 Monarch Butterfly Life Cycle: A Metamorphosis ~ Part Two ~ Jeweled Chrysalis https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/monarch-butterfly-life-cycle-a-metamorphosis-part-two-jeweled-chrysalis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=monarch-butterfly-life-cycle-a-metamorphosis-part-two-jeweled-chrysalis https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/monarch-butterfly-life-cycle-a-metamorphosis-part-two-jeweled-chrysalis/#comments Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:55:00 +0000 http://duke.itabix.com/monarch-butterfly-life-cycle-a-metamorphosis-part-two-jeweled-chrysalis/   Though I greatly enjoy and respect the antics and heroics of the Monarch Butterfly caterpillar, the chrysalis or pupa stage of the Monarch Butterfly Life Cycle offers delectable candy for the imagination. The beautiful jewel like ornaments studded with what appears to be gold hang beneath leaf or twig completely vulnerable to the goings on […]

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