Hello September! I took the weekend off from blogging and just enjoyed time with Bob and time with friends. Saturday while Bob and I were in the garden I saw a small Giant Swallowtail butterfly on the Lantana. As I was taking these photos another visitor arrived. Much harder to capture photos of as they… Continue reading Hummingbird Hawk Moth and Giant Swallowtail
I love watering the garden in the morning. Waking up to beautiful blooms. When they are kissed by the morning dew it is even more delightful. After I watered our garden this morning I walked around the lane down the side of our house to water the flower pots outside our bedroom window. These flowers… Continue reading “Earth Laughs In Flowers”
We often see these large bees flying about the yard and joke that they are large enough to give small children rides. They always seem to look a bit lost as they fly around appearing to be looking for their home. Today I finally got up close and captured a couple of shots. This is… Continue reading Violet Carpenter Bee
There is something about a beautiful butterfly enjoying our garden that brings me immense joy. We don't see a lot of Swallowtails in our yard here as we did in previous yards so when I saw this one I was thrilled. Sometimes they can be very uncooperative and fly away as soon as I try… Continue reading An eternity in a butterfly’s life
"The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough." ~Rabindranath Tagore Time seems so fleeting...perhaps we need to change our perspective. “The trouble is, you think you have time.” ― Jack Kornfield, Buddha's Little Instruction Book
The Winery Woman 