A flurry of butterflies in the mint blossoms
No other herb draws butterflies quite like mint in bloom. For a fleeting week in late summer, the air is alive with the flutter of small tortoiseshell butterflies, their bright wings weaving through fragrant purple flowers. A last summer dance before autumn sets in.
Waking Up the Wintering Butterflies
At first, they seem like nothing more than dry, curled leaves clinging to the attic beams. But then, as the spring sun warms them, their husky brown wings unfold, revealing flashes of fiery orange and deep indigo. And just like that, as if by magic, they come alive—fluttering out the window, waking from their long winter sleep to greet the world once more.
The Bramble Ballet: Buzzing Bees, Fluttering Butterflies and the Promise of Autumn Harvest
Deep in the heart of our forest home, where the air is thick with the musk of damp earth and pine, a wild dance of life unfurls. The blackberry brambles, a distant cousin of roses, paint a picture of vibrant vitality, attracting a dizzying array of winged visitors from leopard and tortoiseshell butterflies to countless species of bees.
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