The Butterfly Garden

Our little butterfly garden has not been

as pretty this year as it has in years past.

The weather has been a little weird

I think that has some of the

flowers confused. They're not sure

if it is spring, summer or fall,

and so they're not quite sure

what to do.

We have had a good crop

of butterflies, though!

I've counted as many as 12

species in a day!

 This Gulf Fritillary is new to the

garden this year. I love his shiny

silvery patches on his wings.

He's really beautiful!

 The Buckeyes have been plentiful!

There are four or five in the garden

almost every single day.

 These little crescents are common, too.

We see them all the time and they

seem to run in little flocks.

There are four on the coneflower above.

Can you see them?

And another crescent. This guy is lucky

to have found a flower to perch on.

See those green leaves in

the background?

That's a watermelon plant!

Grace spit seeds into the garden

last summer and now her

watermelon have taken over.

It's choking out the flowers so the

butterflies might have a little less

to eat, but it'll be feeding us, soon!

The watermelon are almost ripe!