A Few Fun Snaps from our back yard this week

Spicebush Swallowtail butterfly caterpillar - 4th instar

Bumblebee on native Monarda - don't know which bee, do you?

Paw Paw tree in our little herb bed

Calendula - started from seed late winter, blooming and making seed now for next year

Black Swallowtail butterfly caterpillar on Rue

Moon Carrot flowers - seeds were started Dec 2010
Check out the seedlings at

Comments

Jill said…
Wonderful pictures! Thanks for sharing. I love the 'faces' on spicebush swallowtails - they make me smile!
Molly Day said…
Hi Jill -
Those butterfly caterpillars are 100% darling and today I saw another mother fluttering over the Spicebush getting ready to lay more eggs.
I go out and look for caterpillars every day. Not very many this year but more than last year during that awful heat and drought.

Popular posts from this blog

Moldy Tulip Bulbs

Propagate Begonia Stem Cuttings in water - Cane-like Angel Wing Begonia

Cold-hardy Gardenias for zone 7