Haiku: Hosting butterflies

Each offers a home

Butterflies seek out their host

Plant and they will come

Haiku by PamelaWLucas 7/15/17

Inspiring photo by PamelaWLucas 7/15/17

Butterflies are particular and each has its own host plant preference.  Read up, plant accordingly and they will come.

 

Haiku: A working marriage

the smelly flower
repels garden pests from vines
an interesting pair

Through the trellis the sunshine falls on both marigolds and growing tomatoes
Through the trellis the sunshine falls on both marigolds and tomatoes

Haiku by PamelaWLucas 7/12/17

Inspirational photos by PamelaWLucas 7/11/17

Read up on organic gardening, companion plants and how they support each others health and growth.

Haiku: A Skipper

Tiny bright orange
Small and skipping butterfly
Skipper loves the sun

Haiku by PamelaWLucas 7/11/17

Inspirational photo by GaryMLucas 7/9/17

The Delaware Skipper is a lovely little butterfly that flits and moves quickly.  Fun to watch.  Learn how to identify butterflies.

Haiku: Vanilla-scented flowers

Fragrant at sunset

Happy growing among herbs

The Heliotrope

Haiku poem by PamelaWLucas 7/7/17

Inspiring photo by GaryMLucas 7/7/17

 

Haiku: Hummingbird mimic

Tubular mouth part

Proboscis feeding sucking

Moth that brings wonder

Haiku poem by PamelaWLucas 7/7/17

Inspirational photograph by Tara McLaughlin 7/17

Scroll through to see the amazing life cycle of the Clearwing Hummingbird Moth

 

Haiku: Inside Gladiolas

Lovely sturdy stalks

Bees and hummingbirds climb in

Sword leaves beauty spikes

Haiku poem by PamelaWLucas 7/7/17

Thanks to Fe Cases for sharing her lovely flowers from her garden.

Look into the meaning of the glads

 

 

Haiku: A-choo!

The Common sneezeweed
Attracts bees and butterflies
Large showy flowers

Golden petals and red head Common sneezeweed
Golden petals and red headed Common sneezeweed

Haiku poem by PamelaWLucas 6/29/17

Inspirational photo of yellow sneezeweed by Veronica Sanchez 6/17

Red Common sneezeweed compliments of Pixabay

Allergy sufferers need not worry about being around sneezeweed.  Interesting that this flower has a history of use when crushed to make a form of snuff that caused sneezing. Fascinating!  Legend also says that these flowers sprang from the ground where Helen of Troy’s tears fell.

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Haiku: The mammoth Cecropia Moth

7 inch wingspan

Short adult life for mating

Wonder of nature

The largest moth on the North American continent. This amazing creature displays incredible color in all stages of its life. Hope you see one some evening.

Photo compliments of Pixabay

 

 

Haiku: tiny prayers

Praying mantis nymph

head turns 180 degrees

two eyes and one ear

Haiku poem by PamelaWLucas 6/19/17

Inspirational photo by Cole Lucas 6/18/17

Haiku: All that is morning

Nature’s early rise

Unfurl unwind opening

waiting for the sun

Morning glory ready to unfurl.
Morning glory ready to unfurl

Haiku by PamelaWLucas 6/16/17

Inspirational photo by PamelaWLucas 6/16/17

Morning glory vines attract hummingbirds!