I spent the day in the gardens, front and back. Neighbors dropped by to chat and comment on our beautiful weather in anticipation of much needed rain.
One neighbor recently got a sweet Golden Retriever that spent too many years at a disgusting Amish puppy mill and is now living her best life. A few minutes later, a young couple walked by with a newborn, their first. Kids rode by on their bikes and e-bikes on their way to play tennis at the park.
It was a wonderful, happy, Southern California kind of day, and I got a lot of work done, filling up three yard waste cans.
Even the butterflies seemed to be more active than usual, perhaps trying to sip as much nectar as possible before the rain or a southerly migration. I tried to snap some pics but they absolutely wouldn’t stay still long enough!
It made me think of that really old song, Elusive Butterfly. It’s beautiful, sad, poignant, even melancholy, but there I was, chasing that elusive butterfly — I could so relate.
Here’s previous butterfly photos, and these guys knew how to properly model.
Enchanted Seashells by Princess Rosebud 
I’m glad the butterflies still show up for you. We see very few any more. 😦
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Do you plant milkweed? I have that plus a lot of other attractor flowers. They seem to love socal.
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I’m not sure that Colorado is just as hospitable. Many here plant milkweed, but I have butterfly bushes, which is also an attractant.
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If I could, I’d send some your way! I have loads of butterflies and so many bees! They love rosemary and lavender.
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I love butterflies, but we don’t have a lush environment here…. I have a bed full of oregano, which the bees love! And the bees love my usual garden and the fruit trees. I’m happy to support them, even if the butterflies don’t come as much any more. We have little tiny water cups out for the bees, too, since it is so hot and dry in summer, here.
But we’re getting big snow this week, so summer has to wait.❄️
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Wow, that’s a bit late for snow, right? Glad you have lots of bees, they’re so important!
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Ha, ha! March is our snowiest month of the year. We’re expecting 18 inches this week. It’s great to have the precipitation. It all melts and heads to California, helping everyone along the way.
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Well then, thank you very much!
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