Butterflies
by
MaryO
For as long as I can remember, I've loved butterflies for their beauty and what they stood for. I've always wanted to shed my cocoon and become someone else, someone beautiful, graceful. One of my first memories as a kid was knocking on the back door of my house and when my mom answered, I'd pretend to somehow be an orphan, looking for some ki...
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The Power of the Butterfly
by
Lacie H.
Since I am having a hard time walking without falling over walking on the treadmill has been out of the question. So in an attempt to hold onto the smallest ounce of sanity in my life I have started swimming again. We are members of a family health club that has an awesome heated indoor pool and it's been a pleasant surprise that my brain tail a...
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Butterfly Gardens
by
Kate M.
It's true. If you plant it, they will come. I'm not sure how the news is delivered but one year after dedicating a section of my yard to their best-loved perennials, pretty little butterflies are dancing all over my garden. Different butterflies prefer different plants. For instance, the Monarch Butterfly can only lay her eggs on Milkweed. ...
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More butterflies!
by
Jennifer T.
Cindy just posted a few more butterflies for me on her blog...I know that some of you love them too so I am sharing them! :)
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Butterflies and Zinnias
by
Julia G.
This summer has been taking a long time to wind down and that's fine with me. Yesterday I was out in the kitchen garden and saw three Painted Lady butterflies on my Zinnia Profusion 'cherry' and 'apricot' that I started from seed. Those two colors were just perfect backdrops for this particular butterfly:
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Butterfly Buffet
by
Kate M.
A week ago, I wondered if winter would ever relax its icy grip. Cold winds, a dusting of snow and even some hail pelted my early mountain wildflowers. Hardy blooms braved the temps and are appearing almost on schedule. I wasn't worried about them. They can handle this abysmal weather. I was mostly worried about the Butterflies! Butterflie...
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My butterfly
by
Casdok
A woman found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared. She sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could, and it could go no further. So the woman decided to help the butte...
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The butterflies are migrating!...
by
Starre V.
The butterflies are migrating! I have noticed the delicate orange wonders flit joyfully through my neighborhood from one purple butterfly bush to the next for about 2 weeks now. They float along the sidewalks, the Potomac, and through our backyards. Today I counted about 13 of them float by my office window. The butterfly migration marks the end...
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The Butterfly House
by
Robyn C.
The day before my operation, I went down with 5 other Photographic Society members to the Thames Butterfly House on the Coromandel Peninsula. It's a small affair - one small barn full of butterflies, situated within the local caravan park. However it's miles better than the one in Auckland for several reasons. Firstly, the Auckland one is big...
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