September renewal. Since most of my life up to now has been spent observing a school calendar, September still seems like a time to start again, to make new resolutions, to get excited about stuff. So, while I still have the habit of thinking…
Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) in the garden in September. My summer is complete–with 4 official days of summer left. 2 monarch butterflies visited the garden yesterday. They were mostly interested in the verbena. What a great butterfly plant. What great butterflies. The monarchs are migrants, young…
Summer squash harvest in September. Just to be clear, summer squash were harvested in August too. I just never got around to writing a post in celebration of summer squash. Until now. I don’t plant zucchini these days. They are similar to summer squash,…
Black swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) nectaring on verbena in September. According to NABA-North New Jersey Butterfly Club website, black swallowtails are black with a prominent line of large yellow spots across both wings as well as smaller submarginal yellow spots. Females have blue spots on hindwing…
