Monarch male released yesterday
Look at this handsome monarch! We released him yesterday early afternoon, since he emerged from his chrysalis in the morning. He flew to...
Monarch Madness
This week we have released nine monarch butterflies, so far. On Monday we released a male. He was a little hesitant at first to leave the...
Bee plant, hummingbird sage, and more...
It's such a rewarding feeling when what you plant actually survives and thrives. For example, in the photo above you see a Bee Plant...
Apricot cosmos blooming on the patio
The Cosmos bipinnatus "Apricot" plant is filled with tall stalks of flowers. I almost gave up seeing any blossoms on this plant. It was...
Ultra Green Sweat Bees in the Cosmos Cupcake White blossoms
I don't see Ultra Green Sweat Bees Agapostemon texanus often, but when I do spot them, they are quite a sight to behold. They are native...
The climbing aster plant is blooming
It's so wonderful to see plants blooming for the first time, especially later in the year. As you may remember from my posts earlier this...
New blooms in front yard
Since the shasta daisies apparently don't like a lot of heat, I pulled out their dried remains last Friday from the plant bed next to our...
Monarch butterfly number 3 released
Last Friday we released monarch butterfly number 3 of our current brood, another female. She emerged in the afternoon on Thursday in this...
Meanwhile on the ivy blossoms...
While the monarch caterpillars are munching on milkweed indoors, on their way to becoming beautiful butterflies, the ivy plants high...
Monarch caterpillar wiggle dance
We finally got to witness a monarch caterpillar that was in "j" position shed its skin for the final time. This was monarch caterpillar...
