Thanks for looking, Stay well, be curious, learn things.KateJuly, 2023 ********************************* If you enjoyed this post perhaps you will enjoy these as well.
Category: animals
Moth Ball
I attended my first Moth Ball the other night. I dressed carefully for the event, cargo pants tucked neatly into my socks, vest pockets filled with accoutrements - UV flashlight, headlamp, field guide, spare camera battery....You're getting the idea.The Moth Ball was hosted by Northern Woodlands and took place in their back yard. JoAnne Russo, … Continue reading Moth Ball
The Joy of the Hunt
What can be more fun than tramping around the pucker brush, slopping through a marshy area, dodging tree limbs and swatting mosquitos? Why, doing all that while chasing butterflies and moths, of course. Hobomok Skipper (Lon Hobomok) I was out for a few hours in the heat of the day yesterday, at times on my … Continue reading The Joy of the Hunt
Spring Fertility
We're having babies left and right! First the Rosy Maple Moth now not one or two but 5 Cecropia Moths. They hatched from eggs given to me by a caterpillar friend (everyone needs one). Caterpillars start life as tiny things and literally eat themselves out of their skin. They grow too large for their body … Continue reading Spring Fertility
We Had a Baby!
We adopted (kidnapped) this butterfly as a caterpillar I found on a random walk last August. I posted the picture to inaturalist to be identified, then fed the caterpillar until it pupated. Pupa is on the left with caterpillar inside, working hard to shed the old form and create a new one. The dead looking … Continue reading We Had a Baby!
It’s a Scary World
Yesterday I saw a man, 6’ tall, built like a boxer, with a scruffy beard, wearing a worn baseball cap, cupping an 8 week old puppy in his hands. She fit in his palms, golden-brown fur wet from a recent walk in the rain. He lifted the puppy.He was in a dog training room, dozens … Continue reading It’s a Scary World
Promise
I went out for a walk the other day along the dirt roads of Vermont. Mud season is fading and spring is so close I could feel it making promises. The roadsides were patchy with snow, but the sun was warm and robins were scratching among the leaves where the ground was bare. I saw … Continue reading Promise
Spring
Its a time of contradiction. Thanks for looking,Stay well, be curious, learn things. KateApril 2023
It’s Coming (spring that is)
Mudseason is a tough time for Vermonters, at least for this Vermonter. I usually have cabin fever and want to get out, but the trails look like this: and the roads look like this: and I just want to be outside in this But I know spring is coming and when I get myself outside … Continue reading It’s Coming (spring that is)
Waiting for Spring
In mid-February Spring seems impossible. But it isn't.
The Nature of Things 