Peggy C's photos with the keyword: Dogwood Patch Garden

ETS Eastern Tiger Swallowtail [ Papilio glaucus ] - A familiar eastern butterfly in North Carolina - The yellow ones are male and female - Dark ones are always female - This one has ragged wings - But quite able to fly - Have seen them with entire bottom of wings missing - They still fly ! - 5 PiP upper L corner - © All rights reserved --EXPLORE--

WINDOW OF DAFFS There are thousands of varieties of Daffodils in the State of North Carolina USA - these 2 yellows have multi-petals and begin to bloom after the 'regular' Trumpet Daffs have started - if you look very carefully, you can count the layers of petals - the one top Left is quite different than any others in the yard - it has been named "Alien Daff" since it begins with a solid green bud that looks Alien © All rights reserved -- EXPLORE --

- taken when sunshine filtered through Dogwood leaves on a warm day - today, I'd have to slog through the rain to possibly get a shot - but with rain and winds gusting - not going to even try - if any shots are taken - they will be through my trusty windows - Hurricane Michael has become a Tropical Storm - looking out my window, the rains are here - we are supposed to get in one day - what we usually get in the entire month of October - the hatches are battened down - nothing that can get caught in a gust has been left out - just hoping some of our neighbors have also - would hate to have stuff thrown at our home - but, one does what one can - the rest is wait - at least this one isn't crawling like Florence did - we moved home to North Carolina from Florida - but the Hurricanes got our forwarding address _____________________________________________________________ Update on Tropical Storm Michael - he is gone ! Had wind gusts of 50mph - few branches down but we are fine. The worst part for us - no power = no way to fix coffee! Power restored (we were of the 25,000 who lost power) - fridge /freezer clean out and re-stock.. It is very interesting the things one can discover to do when you have flashlights and candles.. Kudos to our Power Company for getting 25,000 customers back... in 24 or less hours

- for Stained Glass Wings - while many areas in North Carolina have higher counts of Monarchs - this is the first year we have had them in double digits - just being able to see them and share them with you - is an honor Monarch (Danaus plexippus) - male - on False Sunflowers -- seeds from Pam J © All Rights Reserved - 1 PiP - .. EXPLORE ..

Stained Glass Wings - Tiffany Glass - Beauty of Mother Nature - Monarch (Danaus plexippus) - Journey North - "Journey North engages citizen scientists in a global study of wildlife migration and seasonal change. Report your sightings. Track the migration. Explore monarch resources. Contact us." www.journeynorth.org If you see any Monarchs [ or the other 19 areas JN tracks ], please report them to help keep the site up to date and as accurate as possible. There are 20 different categories ... Even if you don't report something, go take a look. Fascinating ! © All rights reserved - 3 PiP - Top left corner each photo -

Petals of a Cosmos - Trees in a Bokeh-pose complete the photo - Manual setting on Canon PowerShot SX60 HS - That is how this was done - Sometimes what is seen does turn out - © All Rights Reserved * 1 PiP Upclose * --EXPLORE--

* PiP * - one in each Top Left corner Top Left - Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Top Right -Crescent [ worn out ] Bottom Right - same ETS Bottom Left - Eastern Tailed Blue or Hairstreak [ that's as close as can be found ] Found in my yard over 3 days - Didn't have to visit my neighbor ! As a Dear Soul has told me, "I take a chair out and wait" ... That is the easiest way [ for me ] because they return to the same flowers .. Or at least close by .. If you are so inclined, Happy Butterflying ! © All Rights Reserved --EXPLORE--

* Top Left of each photo is a PiP * 1- Top Left .. Red Velvet Jazz Day Lily 2- Cosmos 3- Koreanspice Viburnum with bee 4- Another view Red Velvet Jazz Day Lily 5- False Sunflower with guest Rainy day ~ Full of colors ~ Sunshine ~ Rain ~ We must have them both ~ © All Rights Reserved

Joy ! Yellow Gold ! Thank you, OK ! Skipper butterfly has discovered the False Sunflowers (Heliopsis helianthoides) under the Dogwood trees - She flitted back and forth from one to another - Checking - Is this one as good as the last one - Got to go back and check - One thing I've learned (from the exhausting days of butterfly chasing) - They return to where you saw them - So, stay put - You scattered the seeds - They have started to come - Just have camera ready to shoot ! Oklahoma refers to Pam J who lives in a very remote part of that State - she gifted me with the first seeds - Since they self-seed - All one really needs to do is enjoy (unless you want to send seeds to another Soul to enjoy) Seeds have gone to Diane and also to my niece - about 15 min. away --- No photos.... yet © All rights reserved * 1 PiP in each left corner * -- EXPLORE --

Warm with a blue sky - But oh so windy - Some Daffs are 'motion blur shots' - But, it is all good - Asked them all - They still don't know when Spring will really be here - So, for now .. they are Spring ~ © All rights reserved

This Lady Daff is in the Dogwood Patch Garden - Only one group of these - Love the way the petals curl - And the shades of yellow - Against the sage green of their leaves - No going out for photos today - Somebody sent rain - When sunshine was on order - © All rights reserved -- EXPLORE --

'' You can never tell with bees." - A.A. Milne ( Winnie The Pooh) Carpenter Bee in several positions on an orange Cosmos .. When these guys land to get pollen, the entire flower dips down with the weight.. Collage: PicMonkey Font: Sansita One (using curve effect on word bees ) © All Rights Reserved

all are in bloom .. top Left - Red Jazz .. top middle - Kwanso (multi-petals) .. right side - two Bonanza.. bottom middle - Tawney Day..Lily .. bottom left - Gold Dust .. Kwanso Bonanza Ditch -- those are the only ones with 'proper ' names -- the others .. named by She-Who-Plays-In-The-Dirt © All Rights Reserved

a tasty False Sunflower - this little fellow was camped out on one flower - oblivious to anything else going on -

On the Left side is Day 1 - On the Right side is Day 2 - For both Zinnias - Seeds were a gift last year which (since I am such a careful gardener) - I scattered wherever they wanted to go - Wishing them safe travels and don't become somebody's supper - Since I know so much (right) about gardening - I saved seeds from the Zinnias as they were done - Guess how surprised I was when they began sprouting this year - (and i still had the Zinnia seed stash !) (y'all really don't have to continue laughing) Knew the False Sunflowers and Cosmos were self-seeders - A person just can't know everything - Why do you think I tell them.- "Bloom where you are planted (or planted yourself)" ? Am not a baby-sitter of any plants - That sage advice was given to me many moons ago when we bought our first home in Florida - My neighbor had a wonderful yard, so I went over to get some tips from him - "Either they grow - Or they do not -" That advice has remained with me through many plant adventures - So, Dear Soul, who gifted me with more Zinnia seeds - They have a good home - Down the Road at Not My Garden - (can see her sighing right now) But, all is good - Trust me - © All Rights Reserved