
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.

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.