Haiku: Nature’s beginning

Tiny of tiny
Egg stage for 3-4 days
Hopeful butterfly

Tiny Monarch Butterfly egg on underside of a milkweed leaf
Tiny Monarch Butterfly egg on underside of a milkweed leaf

Haiku by PamelaWLucas 7/26/17

Inspirational photo by Tara McLaughlin taken in her butterfly garden 7/17

Monarch butterfly eggs

Haiku: Common yet not

The Common Milkweed
Host to Monarch Butterflies
Plant for Migration

Stalk of Common milkweed
Stalk of Common Milkweed

Haiku by PamelaWLucas 7/25/17

Inspirational photo taken in Veronica Sanchez’s garden by PamelaWLucas 7/17

Create Habitat for Monarchs

Haiku: It’s a Boy

First show in season
Home is butterfly garden
Flutter and nectar

Same first male feasting on a zinnia

Haiku by PamelaWLucas 7/24/17

Inspirational photo by Tara McLaughlin 7/23/17

How do you distinguish a male from a female monarch butterfly?

 

Haiku: Seed pods

Summer green seed pods

Autumn to brown and open

Fresh seeds will spring forth

Haiku by PamelaWLucas 7/20/17

Photo by Pixabay

Haiku: A red feast

A red nostalgia

An heirloom has its own taste

A feast when matured

Haiku by PamelaWLucas 7/19/17

Inspiring photo by PamelaWLucas 7/19/17

Heirloom verses Hybrid Tomatoes…fascinating

 

The natural world Haiku: Tiny yellow delight

The sweet yellow bird

Acrobatic seed eaters

Sturdy nest builders

Haiku by PamelaWLucas 7/18/17

Inspirational photo by Tara McLaughlin

About the Goldfinch

 

Haiku: Peppers and no salt

Abundant growing
Changes from green to orange
Soon to grace a plate

Haiku by PamelaWLucas 7/16/17

Inspirational photo by PamelaWLucas 7/16/17

Growing peppers in a container is easy.

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: Shrimp in the garden

Tropical showing
Sun exposure brings color
Beckons hummingbirds

Haiku by PamelaWLucas 7/14/17

Inspirational photo by PamelaWLucas 7/14/17

Attract humming birds and butterflies…grow shrimp plants

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.