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July 29, 2008
Butterflies come in 'herds'...
So if you plan to do so, consider 'now' as the best time. In my garden they suddenly appeared - according to the information now is the time they emerge.
The butterfly pictured on the upper picture with a beautiful name Enachis io, is very common here in my garden. They are fed on Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) and as I decided to keep some growing in non disturbing areas of the garden, they are encouraged to be the inhabitants, not visitors.
Yesterday when I was sitting outside and reading, 2 of them came to me and sat on my arms.
Two new kinds appeared also. The left one it is Mourning Beauty (US), Camberwell Beauty (UK) or Nymphalis antiopa. On the right one you can see The Comma (Polygonia c-album).
I have spotted Mourning Beauty few days ago - this is easy to understand after you see how it is flying - large wings make themy fly with dignity. It's large wings that can spread up to 9 cm and that makes it one of the largest butterflies in Poland.
I couldn't take picture earlier, because it was always escaping. They are shy butterflies.
This morning I was very lucky - it allowed me to come very, very close.
I was wondering why it does not come seat on flowers, but keeps returning either to the bench or to the branches of the trees, so I digged the subject.
Things became clear: they prefer tree saps or fermenting fruits - I have plenty of cherries that we didn't use and they fall to ground. Many critters are fed with it :)
Isn't it posing nice to the picture? Unfortunately it didn't want to open the wings for picture.
July 27, 2008
White storcks - live stream transmission from the nest!
Transmission is really live and refreshed every 2-3 seconds - interesting to see. Don't miss it.
Storcks are leaving Poland at the end of August and fly to Africa, where they spend the winter and again turn back to Poland in the spring.
More information on th eproject in English is available here.
Here is the link to live transmission: White Storck Nest Watch.
Bugs - how to learn who is visiting your garden?
July 20, 2008
Tagged twice lately - Psst! - I am a bad girl.
I am not going to list now my excuses.
There is only one - I got very involved in my private project of learning video production software :) This dragged me away from gardening and garden blogging.
What shall I do now?
Participate, even if already over one month have passed?
I will search the comments - probably I will find who tagged me.
Second tagging was made by Violet at Lady Greethumb's Garden. Violet you reminded me about the previous tagging :)
Six things you didn't know about absent-minded gardener from Poland:
1. I got glued to my laptop - soon I will see some special signs of organic adaptation on my hands and laps. Is it already addiction? Hard to admit.
2. I rediscovered biking - after many years of break, I got on bike again and I love it. My speed gets faster and faster.
3. After we moved to Komorów, I decided to not install any satelite TV - in order to encourage my family to spend time outdoor. I was successful - it got installed just 2 weeks ago and it is watched just very rarely.
4. My gardening interest was hiding deep for my entire life - it woke up just like enlightment comes - suddenly and unexpectedly.
5. I love black as my cloth color. I know different colors and I decide sometimes to buy different clothes, but while shopping the only clothes I like or I think are worth to buy, or fits me, at the end are usually black. I haven't made clothes shopping for some time, because I decided to consume what I have in my wardrobe first before getting anything new. At the end how many black skirts you need? I have in minority some other colors, and that's enough for now.
6. I discovered I am romantic, which I was denying for many years, or not denying, but something has change. I don't know. What do you think? Could it be just 'discovered'? or you just change while being in the journey of developing your talents and growing your spirit?
I will tag people, that find very interesting and would like to learn more about them.
My tagged friends are:
1. Kathryn at Plant Whatever Brings You Joy
2. Victoria at Teachings of the Horse
3. Billy at Garden Wise Guy
4. Pam at Digging
5. Lynda at Garden Girl
Please feel free to participate.
The guidelines are as follows:
1. Link to the person who tagged you.
2. Post the rules on the blog.
3. Write six random things about yourself.
4. Tag six people at the end of your post.
5. Let each person know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.
6. Let the tagger know when your entry is up.
July 15, 2008
Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - July 2008
Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day came again and the garden is full of blooms. First, roses are constantly present in my summer garden. Currently still Graham Thomas is blooming, on the picture above.
The Pink Fairy
My lilies and daylilies. The huge lily 1,70 cm - that yellowish on the right side just started to bloom.
Its flowers are huge and having very strong fragrance. It fills the front garden!
Do you remember 'double' liliy that I have bought in February? So, like it often happens, plants get mislabelled. This lily is not 'double', but still beautiful. Right?
Two different colours of Zinnias.
Tagetes erecta - isin't it American Marigold?
Lavatera trimestris - white one...
...Nasturtium is first time growing in my garden ...
Lonicera periclymenum Serotina
My lavandula appeared to be of 3 different kinds. The left one is Lavandula angustifolia - the most aromatic, that I grew from a seed - but the other ones I did not identify yet...
Astrantia major - just newcomer. This is the only flower it producethis year.
White pelargonium in the basket...
Monarda didyma...My first Cucurbita pepo var. giraumontia (yellow flower left down corner) growing in the flowerdbed....
...and Echinacea also a newcomer.... GBBD is a tradition started by Carol at May Dreams Gardens.
July 14, 2008
Watering and astrological gardening
It lasted 3 hours and last hour was the peak one - loudest and brightest.
Despite I am happy that plants got some heavy watering - plants in general, not only in my garden.