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December 11, 2018 | #241 |
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Wonderful finds!
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December 14, 2018 | #242 |
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My next chance of seeing a real one is around the 1st of April for the spring migration. The fall migration which starts around the middle of August is much heavier.
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December 14, 2018 | #243 |
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Lots of pipevine swallowtails this year. Feeding the hungry cats was fun; they seemed to grow by the hour.
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December 15, 2018 | #244 |
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What are they eating? Oh, nevermind.....must be pipevine...hence the name of the butterfly.☺
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December 16, 2018 | #245 |
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December 16, 2018 | #246 |
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I get attached to cats in the garden. Between dill and fennel it seems fennel is preferable. They don’t seem to like bronze fennel, however. If no fennel they’ll use the dill.
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December 16, 2018 | #247 |
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My grand daughter and I think your babies are cute! My mother used to grow a wide row of dill, in Ontario, which used to get covered in Monarch butterfly caterpillars. Fascinating to watch. Once they arrived mom would leave the dill to them.
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December 16, 2018 | #248 |
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I let dill seed through my backyard orchard. Definitely not in an orderly row, lol! It vanishes here in July but I noticed today the arugula, cilantro and dill are all germinating again. Probably the funniest looking cat is from the giant swallowtail- looks like bird poop.
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December 16, 2018 | #249 |
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Caterpillars
It's so nice to see photos pertaining to butterflies in the dead of winter. Keep them coming!
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December 16, 2018 | #250 |
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Here’s a Gulf Fritillary on the Hamelia. Looking for my Zebra Longwing pictures; they’re my favorite.
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December 27, 2018 | #251 |
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This year’s other project - bee garden in front yard ‘hell’ strip.
Can’t say enough good things about African Blue Basil as a bee plant. |
December 27, 2018 | #252 |
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That's ambitious! It will be nice to see it grow. After reading about the blue basil I will be growing some for my bees.
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December 28, 2018 | #253 | |
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It is mesmerizing to watch all the different bees on the African Blue basil. It roots very easily from cuttings. |
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December 28, 2018 | #254 |
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What a fabulous idea! Your bee garden will certainly be a head turner. Very innovative of you to use a patch of your front yard like that..
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December 28, 2018 | #255 |
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Thanks! Between the street radiating heat and the southwest exposure it was really difficult to keep grass happy anyway. Neighborhood reaction has been positive so far.
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