I saw a walking stick today.. first one I’ve seen in a while! He is so camouflaged that the kitties don’t even see him. They keep walking right past him .. I’m pretty sure he is proud of how well he blends in.
Waking stick bug
💜🤍 Wildflower Sunday 🤍💜
💜 Slender False Foxglove and Hairy Aster 🤍
When I bought this property in Oct 2021.. I scattered SOOOO many wildflower seeds.. all I wanted was a huge space for pollinators .. I quickly realized they already had lots of native plants growing wild here.. the more the merrier.. I have no idea if these grew from seed I tossed or if they were here already but either way.. I just love wildflowers.
My only problem was sunlight.. the whole 5.84 acres was wooded. We hate cutting native trees .. that’s where the birds and butterflies live!!.. so we cut just enough to grow a veggie garden and a few flowers.
Recently we’ve had to cut trees for the electric company and septic .. it makes me want to die!!! My goal is to replant everything we have to cut down and more. 💜💜💜💜
💙 Good morning, morning glories! 💜
Some people call them invasive weeds.. but I call morning glories beautiful garden flowers. I get to see them bloom for just part of a day but I love them. This is what the Bible tells us about morning glories:
God tells Moses and Aaron “in the morning, you shall see the glory of the LORD” (Exodus 16:7). What does the glory of the LORD look like? “Like a fine, flake-like thing, fine as frost on the ground” (Exodus 16:14).
🍁 Fall 🍂
Since today is the first day of fall, I thought I’d better start getting ready. I put this greenhouse together yesterday .. just gotta put the cover on!
🖤🐱 my little helpers 🐱🖤
We planted carrots and lettuce today.. couldn’t do it without my little helpers 🥕🥬🖤🐱
🖤 Woolly bear 🧡
This little dude is just out here predicting the weather 🖤🧡🖤
The amount of black on the woolly caterpillar in the fall is supposedly linked to the severity of the upcoming winter. The black varies in each season, and in different areas, too.
According to legend, the longer the woolly bear’s black bands are, the more severe the upcoming winter will be… and the wider the middle brown band, the milder the winter will be.
Also, the position of the longest dark band is said to indicate which part of winter will be coldest. If the head end is dark, the beginning of winter will be worse. If the other end is dark, the end of winter will be colder.
According to the folklore, the 13 segments of the woolly bear’s body correspond to the 13 weeks of winter… the “woolier” the coat, the colder the winter.
🌝 Super Blue Moon 🌝
This full moon.. it’s a special moon.. a blue moon and a super moon 🌝
💛 Partridge Pea 💛
I have these blooming down by the road! 💛 Partridge Pea is an annual and a legume so it fixes soil nitrogen and forms attractive maroon seed pods in the fall.
💛 This wildflower attracts bees and butterflies and the seed pods are eaten by gamebirds and songbirds. The plant provides excellent cover for gamebirds and browse for deer. Leaves collapse when touched, earning it the common name Sensitive-plant.
💚🤍 Dotted Smartweed 🤍💚
I didn’t plant this dotted smartweed… it came up in one of my flower pots on its own.. but I read about it and decided to let it stay. 💚
Dotted smartweed (Persicaria punctata) is a wetland plant important to many different kinds of native wildlife. Its nectar attracts bees and beetles, and insect larvae feed on its leaves. Also, small birds and mammals find the seeds very tasty. 💚
❤️ Nasturtium ❤️
I Love Wildflowers 