Volume 14 , Issue 24

Duchess of Weaselskin

NW Okie just noticed this butterfly hanging around her greenhouse and flowerbed. It is (I believe) a black and white, Western Tiger Swallowtail butterfly. We did notice a faint yellow on the wings and spots of blue and orange near its tail. At first glance in the sunlight, it appears to be all white and black, but closer look you can see the light yellow and the blue and orange near the tail.

The link above states that the adults feed on nectar from a variety of plants and its habitat is open woodlands, streams, river banks. The plants that attract this butterfly are Lavendar and Zinnia. We do not have any zinnia plants, but we do have a pot of Lavendar. The host plants are Flowering Ash, Aspen Tree, Willow.

How does your garden grow? NW Okie's garden of tomatoes has lots of green tomatoes ranging from small to large. The zucchini and squash are getting bigger but no blooms yet. We also have two different kinds of cucumbers and greenbeans.

Let me leave you here with a quote I found online that we like. It goes like this and is a quote by Susan B. Anthony in 1896, "I distrust those people who know so well what god wants them to do, because I notice it always coincides with their own desires!"

Stop the Obstructionism of the GOP congress! Where is the jobs, Boehner?

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