“Once upon a time there were four little Rabbits, and their names were–Flopsy, Mopsy, Cottontail, and Peter. ” ― Beatrix Potter https://meanderingpassage.com//wp-content/uploads/images/2021/08/EBM-20210809185007.jpg Eastern Cottontail Rabbit, North Carolina, Aug 2021 Lest you think our backyard is only about the birds and the bees, there be rabbits too! 🐇 😉 My apologies to Beatrix Potter, I don’t…
“The caterpillar does all the work, but the butterfly gets all the publicity.” ― George Carlin https://meanderingpassage.com//wp-content/uploads/images/2021/08/EBM-20210806105225.jpg Monarch Butterfly and a Butterfly Bush, Aug 2021 https://meanderingpassage.com//wp-content/uploads/images/2021/08/EBM-20210806105249.jpg Monarch Butterfly and a Butterfly Bush, Aug 2021 https://meanderingpassage.com//wp-content/uploads/images/2021/08/EBM-20210806105226.jpg Monarch Butterfly and a Butterfly Bush, Aug 2021 https://meanderingpassage.com//wp-content/uploads/images/2021/08/EBM-20210806105414.jpg Monarch Butterfly, Two Bumble Bees and a Butterfly Bush, Aug 2021 It…
“Birds, to me, are an inspiring animal that symbolizes freedom. Their freedom heals all ailments, boredom, loneliness, lovesickness and anxiety… But when I see a caged bird, my soul shrinks in grief with nowhere to go. Reminding me that not all people are meant to evolve beyond a certain point.” ― Efrat Cybulkiewicz https://meanderingpassage.com//wp-content/uploads/images/2021/08/EBM-20210804155505.jpg House Finch…
https://meanderingpassage.com//wp-content/uploads/images/2021/08/EBM-20210804153348-1.jpg BB & BB — Butterfly Bush and Bumble Bee, Aug 2021 The next undetermined number of posts will be images of smaller creatures making for entertaining summer viewing just outside of our living room windows. Sometimes we’re so busy looking for the next big thing we lose sight of the wonders that exist at…
“Earth laughs in flowers.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson https://meanderingpassage.com//wp-content/uploads/images/2021/07/EBM-20210723094332.jpg Clematis Blooms (possibly Asian virginsbower, a species of Clematis) – Bonnie set out two small Clematis vines along the same metal trellis this spring. Normally, you wouldn’t expect a bloom the first year, but they are blooming profusely, as you see in this and other photos. We…
https://meanderingpassage.com//wp-content/uploads/images/2021/07/EBM-20210717130714-1.jpg Hosta plants at the entrance to the lodge, Sanders Ridge Vineyard & Winery, Booneville, NC, located on a 179-year-old family farm consists of an old-growth forest, creeks, lakes, open fields, and a 15-acre vineyard. After a Saturday morning trip to the local farmers market for wonderful tomatoes and squash, we drove to the Yadkin…