Thank goodness for the distraction of Wimbledon! And the forest.
The porcupine went through the forest.
The frog pond hosts muskrats. They've been eating the native phragmites.
One year a muskrat family moved in and we hosted them: Guess who had six babies!
The green frog sits in the green frogbit! (An invasive species.)
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| Frogbit, Latin for frog bite! |
BREATHE
And she stopped...
and she heard what the trees said to her,
And she sat there for hours not wanting to leave,
For the forest said nothing,
it just let her breathe. – Becky Hemsley
The Eastern Comma butterfly is around. She'll lay eggs in our hops vine. I'll look forward to that. The three black dots identify her.
We also have Eastern Question Mark butterflies, which are very similar. Both have amazing camouflage, and look like a dead leaf when they are folded up. The difference is the little white marks. I don't think I need to lay it out before you!
We took a chick into the bird rehab in August, 2019.
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Yes to being in the woods. Breathe!
It is great to see all the new wildlife, love the photos and poem1
Have a great day and happy weekend.
so much beauty and love in all of these photos...Makes my day!!!
There was a lone muskrat in our little pond for a couple of springs, then suddenly there was a Mrs muskrat.... but the happy couple decided to move on and find a better place for their babies. I was so disappointed.
The tennis has been keeping me occupied too.
Love the butterflies.
So many critters to see and watch.
Are your milkweed in bloom yet? I caught a whiff of them this morning. Pretty soon my milkweed garden will be putting on a spectacular show.
Cool butterflies. Haven't seen one that looks like a brown leaf. Linda in Kansas
I don't want to get a dog to scare off the raccoons that are raising a family in our outbuildings. But we'll have to do something before the buildings are wrecked. Have you had a raccoon scourge in your yard?
You're on the lookout for things these days and there's lots to see.
Hari Om
I too am being distracted by the wee yellow balls... and am parked under some magnificent beech trees just now... YAM xx
Life abounds in The Acres. It’s especially nice to see the butterflies.
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