tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post7498314929767279502..comments2024-02-04T20:25:58.971-08:00Comments on How's Robb?: Gardening ButterfliesLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03932975112078606231noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-24695406097187522222010-07-07T10:04:53.767-07:002010-07-07T10:04:53.767-07:00I am glad you said something about not distroying ...I am glad you said something about not distroying caterpillars, because most yards these days are deserts for insect of all kinds. Good for you. If you want to know more about me, check out my website at http://www.billdentomology.com.Bill Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935259544222882118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-26690860301439213692010-06-30T08:51:55.887-07:002010-06-30T08:51:55.887-07:00Lisa, speaking of gardening and butterflies in SF,...Lisa, speaking of gardening and butterflies in SF, have you heard about the Green Hairstreak Project? It's taking place in GG Heights, an attempt to link two populations of endangered GH Butterflies (they're only separated by 5 blocks but you know, for a BF that can be alot!). So, Liam the local lepidopterist has spearheaded an effort to get neighbors to plant native buckwheat, which the GH BFs lay their eggs on the the larvae eat. Anyhow, it's pretty cool:<br /><br />http://natureinthecity.org/gh.php<br /><br />And congrats on the pipevine/swallowtail. You're lucky!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08207814088145060160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-17883430379603832032010-06-27T16:38:54.293-07:002010-06-27T16:38:54.293-07:00I am in AWE of your photos! Congrats on attracting...I am in AWE of your photos! Congrats on attracting so many lovely creatures. I hope to get more butterfly action in the future. There is nothing in the world luckier than being favored by the presence of native creatures in one's own yard.Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15272700674477772662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-47364047211383532142010-06-26T12:07:59.366-07:002010-06-26T12:07:59.366-07:00I think what's worst are the pesticides. Peopl...I think what's worst are the pesticides. People usually can't kill all caterpillars by hand, but once you start to spray...<br /><br />How exciting your garden is becoming a little Noah's arc for the butterflies!Town Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09777461911856383480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-28784466459868307642010-06-26T11:40:23.319-07:002010-06-26T11:40:23.319-07:00Lisa, I just love your entries and photographs! Be...Lisa, I just love your entries and photographs! Beautifully done with such intelligent and poetic comments.<br /> You are so right about the American disconnect.....all summer last year I watched one (and only one) swallowtail butterfly flit sadly through our neighborhood, searching for a mate. I'm sure,since I have lots of dill, fennel and parsley, that the lack of swallowtails comes from the killing of caterpillars.<br /><br />When I was little and going fishing with my dad, I would come on clouds of swallowtails sipping on the mudflats. Shirtless in the sun, I would gingerly pick them up (don't damage their "feathers",) my dad would warn, and let about 20 of them crawl on my chest. They must have liked the sweat on my body, because they would stay, moving slowly across my skin. They "sipped" me and smelled like flowers.Jennifer Carrasconoreply@blogger.com