by Susan | Jun 28, 2021 | On the Farm
This is the view out my kitchen window. It was full of orange butterflies this morning. I was excited as I haven’t seen the Monarchs since my first sighting earlier in the month. I abandoned my coffee in favor of a camera and headed outdoors. I found Pearl...
by Susan | Jun 9, 2021 | On the Farm
The past few days have been miserably hot. Ninety-degree weather on this eastern section of the Maine Coast is a rarity typically saved for a few days in August. To have three days in the 90s in June is unheard of. For years we had no air conditioning – we...
by Susan | Mar 28, 2021 | Felt Patterns, Insect Patterns
The Common Buckeye is such a pretty butterfly with its big, colorful “eyes.” For something so small, there’s a lot of detail in recreating them in felt. I’ve tried to do her justice! Enjoy! Common Buckeye ButterflyDownload Now!1227...
by Susan | Jul 5, 2020 | Out and About in Maine
The lure of the Coastal Maine Botanical Garden is the flora, but the fauna is the serendipity that makes the experience extraordinary. We spent an inordinate amount of time studying the frogs. It’s a frog eat frog world. New this visit is the butterfly house...
by Susan | Aug 24, 2019 | On the Farm
Last month, Hannah and I began collecting Monarch caterpillars. We set them up in a screened in box on the porch and cared for them with Milkweed scavenged from throughout town. The caterpillars still in our garden ate every leaf of all of my Milkweed – all...
by Susan | Aug 30, 2017 | On the Farm
This summer’s fascination with Monarch butterflies jump started with our visit to the Rhoades Butterfly Garden in early July. Luring Monarchs to my garden has been on my mind for a while. I planted Milkweed seeds in May. They’re growing strong in pots on my...
by Susan | Jul 28, 2014 | Out and About in Maine
Sunday afternoon I dragged Paul along to a friend’s home to tour her vegetable garden. As I sit here going through my photos, there’s barely a vegetable to be found. Clearly I was taken with the flowers she has growing amongst the veggie beds.
