10/23/11
10/21/11
Stone Cemetery Part II for FMTShootOut
OLD STONE
NEW STONE
BORROWED STONES
Theme
Something Old
Something New
Something Borrowed
Something Blue
October 21, 2011
Please see post below for Part I
Ben Ficklin Cemetery
in
My Hometown San Angelo, Texas
10/18/11
Ben Ficklin ~ The Stone Cemetery
Photo Group I
Ben Ficklin on the Web
(List of Graves)
Photos on CollectInTexas Gal PhotoBlog
by
CollectInTexas Gal
All Rights Reserved
10/13/11
The Monarch's SWEET Texas Nectar
It's that time of year for the Monarch Butterfly to head South for the Winter.
An amazing and much anticipated migration from Canada to Mexico.
With Texas being smack dab in the middle of the route to Mexico,
With Texas being smack dab in the middle of the route to Mexico,
Texans gear up every year by creating Habitats for the Monarchs.
Butterfly gardens are easy to plant, and you can design one that gives monarchs habitat throughout their breeding cycle. As with all butterflies, you should grow plants that will host the eggs and feed the larvae ("caterpillar plants") and/or Provide nectar to adult butterflies ("nectar plants").
Milkweed is the monarch's larval plant. It is the host for egg-laying and the food for the larvae. Here are a few milkweed species you may be able to plant in your region:
Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)
Showy Milkweed (Asclepias speciosa)
Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)
Butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa)
Adult monarchs will be attracted to gardens that provide nectar for them. Be sure to choose varieties of flowers that have early and late blooming times, so that nectar sources will be available throughout the season. Here are some favorite nectaring plants:
Purple coneflower
Sedum such as "Autumn Joy
Joe-Pye Weed
Rough Blazing Star
Butterfly Weed
Azaleas
Monarda
Phlox
It's past time for the Monarch Migration through Texas, but this Prince of Butterfly's must have gotten a late start and just yesterday, made a PitStop in my backyard to fill up for the Trip South of the Border.
Usually the Monarch's feed on the High Octane Autum Joy, but it was occupied.
Journey North's Monarch Butterfly Migration Website
Journey North's Monarch Butterfly Migration Website
Linking to
Theme for Friday October 14th
'SWEET'
McLinky List of Sweet Shooters
How 'SWEET IT IS' to be back to My Town Friday ShootOut!
I've missed Ya'll
Please see the Post Below
That's Life...It's Not Simple...But I Sure Do Love It
for a Simple-Splanation!!
10/12/11
That's Life...It's Not Simple...But I SureDo LoveIt
When last I was here...April 10th...I really had plans to return before now!
As it happened, Spring Break and the Extended Photo Shoot Trip
took a detour in May which lasted through the summer and....
...continues today.
However...
That's Life
When you say it is simple,
It says - not as simple as you think!
When you say it is difficult,
It says - not as difficult as you think!
When you say it is beautiful,
Giving a healthy challenge,
It says - are you sure?
When you say you know it well,
It will confuse you and say - you bet!
That's life...
I am not sure whether I know it,
But I sure do love it!
by Bhoomi
I'll see you again soon here on CollectInTexas Gal's Photo Blog to share my
Summer PhotoShoots!
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