My roses have already leafed out
I love growing bare root roses in Florida. Two weeks ago when I planted my new roses, they looked like sticks. Now they are all leafed out. One even looks like it is thinking about blooming!
Bare root roses
Butterfly portraits at Lukas Butterfly Encounter
I went back to the Lukas Butterfly Encounter today and had a great morning photographing the butterflies.
Spicebush Swallowtail
Julia
Red Admiral
Red Admiral
Malachite
Swallowtail Caterpillar
Swallowtail
Atola caterpillar
Julia
Monarchs
Malachite wing close-up
Zebra Longwing
Flyin’ goldfinch
For the past few weeks I’ve been seeing only the occasional Goldfinch stop at the thistle feeders, and then this morning we had ten of them breakfasting in the backyard. They are starting to get their breeding plumage back, and some look pretty silly in their in-between molting stage. I hope they stick around a bit longer – they are very nice backyard guests!
Goldfinch