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Skeletal Remains And A "Moving" Experience
Published on 2010-08-25 00:07:00
Skeletal remains of the fennel with the culprits in plain view.... black swallowtail caterpillars.(Click pictures to enlarge)"Teaching a child not to step on a caterpillar is as valuable to the child as it is to the caterpillar." ~ Bradley MillarAugust is "butterfly" month; the time of year when butterflies are in the passion of procreation at a heated pitch. Some are laying eggs to hatch and enter the chrysalis stage to overwinter and others are seeking to create the population that will migra
Now That's A Spicy Hot Papaya
Published on 2010-08-23 23:13:00
Echinacea 'Hot Papaya'... a real firecracker in the garden. "It can be a fascinating game, noticing how any person with vitality and vigor will have a little splash of red in a costume, in a room, or in a garden..." ~ Edgar CayceWe haven't seen the first cool weather of fall as yet, but it seems as if a change is coming. Many of the plants are past their prime and looking a bit ragged. Of course it doesn't help that the Monarch and Black Swallowtail butterflies have gone into overdrive w
The Enchanted Forest: Down On The Farm
Published on 2010-08-23 07:39:00
Old MacDonald's Farm.... the original song with no end.(Click pictures to enlarge)"Childhood is the world of miracle and wonder; as if creation rose, bathed in the light, out of the darkness, utterly new and fresh and astonishing. The end of childhood is when things cease to astonish us." ~ Eugene IonescoThe Enchanted Forest exhibit of children's playhouses at the Norfolk Botanical Garden only runs for another two weeks. Then the playhouses will go to the back yards of a few lucky children. We
