Thank you Celeste, they are really interesting. The last one looks like it has eyes on it. Blue one is beautiful. I hope you are doing ok, you've been in my thoughts. Carla

Welcome, you've definitely come to the right place.

Five years of butterfly garden growing by trial and error and I finally got a view of some *brown winged monarch fluttering by, no stop overs for feeding yet but at least they where seen in numbers from 3 - 8 weekly for the first time in the neighborhood in five years. Perhaps it's them pesky English sparrows one of my neighbors is long time fond of feeding that hurts there longer closer visits as they ruckus about in my yard as well ( there great bug killers of pest and such and they do bring about some bigger and more aggresive birds as well )I have made a compromise by education to the awfull bird feeding habits that they seem to possess. * brown winged = I can't ID em for certain as Monarchs as the bird feeding thing gets resolved I am hopefull for neaxt season for landings and pics. I also fond your site nice enough to join I have much to learn and will still read along in this forum thanks for the invite.

Thank you all for the nice comments.Ms Blackie don't let me out of her sight when I am outside.Where ever I go in the yard,shes only a couple feet behind me and if I am trying to plant some thing,shes got her head in the way,thinking I will just stop what I am doing and play with her or just pet her.Shes very affectionate.Gee, hope I am close to spelling that word right :-) Jean