2/18/2017

swallowtail


This beauty was in my studio this morning!
I collect plant specimens in the autumn and keep them to draw or paint indoors during the cold months.  I recall pulling this chrysalis off the deck umbrella a few months ago, and placed it among the interesting things in my art room. 

2/03/2017

between garden and woods



In summer, the Agastache blooms blue and provides sweet nectar for bees and butterflies.  Now, the seed heads stand in sunlight, a favorite food for Chickadees and Finches.