It was a busy day here with all the Butterflies and Bees buzzing around. Photos of my first Monarch Butterfly this year. It finally flew away as I followed it around trying to get a better photo of the wing spread
They are so beautiful and bright you can hardly miss them, which is a good thing. I love to watch them.
They are sure loving the Echinacea this year. This was a bonus shot with the bee on another flower.
The Daisies are blooming away. The height of the Daisies and Echinacea are huge this year. My Echinacea are atleast 5 foot tall. My Weigela shrubs have all but disappeared in there. I'm assuming this is from all the rain and hoping that I don't get quite this much height every year or that my Weigela starts growing some. Hope you all have a nice July 4th weekend.
31 comments:
Beautiful butterfly and captured so nicely.
Beautiful Echinacea's, I grew some from seed last year, they have a long way to go before they are as spectacular as yours.
Lovely Echinacea and to start seeing the Monarch butterflies is special :)
Beautiful butterfly photos!... I had a Monarch yesterday too as I was working in my garden, but when I ran to get my camera (which I usually always have with me) she was gone... your daisies are so pretty in there too... xoxo Julie Marie PS Happy 4th of July weekend to you too!
They are lovely Cher. The flowers and the butterfly. You have inspired me to try to capture some (on my camera).
How beautiful is your garden!... and I love butterflies!
What a beautiful butterfly! And your echinaceas look so fresh! Mine are a bit crispy fried, but they have been the biggest draw for butterflies in my garden. Definitely on my list to get more!
Hi Char
Either that's one tall strain of echinacea or the rain just keeps pushing it up!
I enjoyed the monarch in your garden, sometimes they're a little camera shy or else they think you're a critter after the same flowers as them.
Happy Gardening
Judith
Love your garden, I am your newest follower..take a look at my blog and see what you think
www.bondedwithlove.blogspot.com
Cher, your photos are beautiful. Hope to see some monarchs soon,too. I've mentioned this before, but I love the echinacea and daisy combo.
Exquisite picture of a Monarch on your Echinacea! Your garden is so beautiful.
Your photographs are amazing!! Our daisies are blooming but it will be a few weeks yet before we see most of our echinacea here although one of our early varieties just opened up it's first blossoms this past weekend. Your photos are making me eager for the rest to flower!
Hi Cher,
Your Sunrays are gorgeous and love the activity of all the butterflys and bees...What a joy! Isn't this time of year awesome? Everything just blooming like crazy...
Have a great long weekend in the garden!
All the Best,
Christine
What gorgeous pic's! I am crossing my fingers this year for visitors of the butterfly kind, last year we didn't see many at all. Been busy planting BF friendly plants in hopes of their return. Also thanks for stopping by my blog and enjoying my jungle of a garden...Cheers Julia =)
What part of Ohio are in that you have monarchs already? I've only seen cabbage whites so far. It seems that my butterflies always wait for the butterfly bush to bloom, even though I have plenty of other favorites for them to enjoy. And even though I haven't seen any swallowtails yet, I know they've been here because I have caterpillars on the dill and carrots!
Sooo pretty! I have not seen many butterflies this year. Hope to see more soon.
Beautiful butterfly! Your garden must be a favorite place for them!
Beautiful butterflies and beautiful flowers. The Daisy patch is lovely.
Lucky you!! Monarchs don't arrive here until late summer. Your daisies and coneflowers look wonderful!!
Beautiful blog you have here! Found you through the Follow Friday 40 and Over blog hop and am now following you on GFC. I hope you can follow back also; I'd appreciate it so much ;-) http://avalon-lion.blogspot.com
Now I know where all the butterflies and bees had gone to. Your beautiful garden!
Hi! I am new here, loved reading your blog this evening. I, like you, am a big Yorkie fan! I see the pic of your gorgeous pup and I wonder how you are able to keep the hair so long??!! I am open to learning, my poor darling just had to be shaved because of my lack of experience and knowledge.
Both your dog and your garden are beautiful!
Hi Cher! Found you through Lavender Cottage - attracted by your post on echinacea - my neighbor has a bounty in her yard and I've been captivated by them. We sowed wildflowers all across our front and enjoy the untamed variety and color into the fall, but i have thought about interspersing certain flowers on purpose - the echinacea being one of them. I enjoy how informative your text is with your excellent photos - I've got some lovely butterfly shots from last year's garden. I shall be following you and hope to learn more! Hope you visit me at The Writer's Reverie!
Joy!
Miss Kathy
I am sitting here lovin' on your monarch shots! I haven't seen one in years - they used to be all over the place when I was a kid. I don't know why they stopped.
I have never grown echinacea, they are lovely! Maybe next year I will give it a go ...
I hope you have a wonderful 4th of July weekend!
Your flowers are lovely. I really like the butterfly photos; well done following it around the garden!
Congrates. thanks for commenting on my blog also. I'm looking for more monarchs also. seems to be short on big butterflys this year.
Thank you so much for linking up to Cottage Flora Thursday's at Fishtail Cottage! So sweet when the monarch's come to visit our gardens! xoxo, tracie
Your Echinacea is quite stunning, what a large amount of blooms. While it grows here in the PNW it seems so much more at home in the Midwest States - it grew so much better for me in MI then it does here.
Just gorgeous garden and beautiful pics. Visiting from Mel Dreams Often.
Have a wonderful weekend,
Barbara
Español para Niños (Spanish for Kids)
I love these pictures! The flowers look amazing and the butterflies are beautiful as well. I am a new follower from the boost my blog Friday hop. Hope you visit my blog and follow back. http://tootsabellarose.blogspot.com/
Beautiful pictures! I love the flowers and the butterflies! What a beautiful sight!
New follower from Wednesday's Blog Hop! gotomommy.blogspot.com
Post a Comment