Good morning! It’s Thursday, and the milkweed cafe has reopened for another season. While it was ostensibly established to feed the monarch butterflies, we don’t have any yet. But we do have an abundance of swallowtail butterflies.
Clara, I love the way you think. Love the palaces you create with words. “The milkweed cafe” - brilliant. Made me smile big. Thank you for all you bring to the table. ♥️
I have been on a mission to have resident milkweed in my garden but it has been an up and down journey. I got one milkweed bare root and planted it in a pot and dropped it off in my neighbors yard and we have had success with it but not in any of the seeds we have tried to scatter and/or germinate! I have not given up but I am again envious of your garden where it seems like they are growing willy nilly!
We've got native swamp milkweed by our parking lot at work, in bloom. I don't see any monarchs yet, but some bees and one very happy little ant(even ants love milkweed)💖😌
Heart and soul filling. That quote! You are truly daily respite for so many. Your readers and all of the exquisite creatures moving in our beautiful but hard world. <3
Beautiful. wonderful for the butterflies, and if it is like the milkweed I am familiar with, it has a wonderful scent also. The quote is exactly spot on. Robin Wall Kimmerer calls this "a gift economy". Thank you
Clara, I love the way you think. Love the palaces you create with words. “The milkweed cafe” - brilliant. Made me smile big. Thank you for all you bring to the table. ♥️
I have been on a mission to have resident milkweed in my garden but it has been an up and down journey. I got one milkweed bare root and planted it in a pot and dropped it off in my neighbors yard and we have had success with it but not in any of the seeds we have tried to scatter and/or germinate! I have not given up but I am again envious of your garden where it seems like they are growing willy nilly!
We've got native swamp milkweed by our parking lot at work, in bloom. I don't see any monarchs yet, but some bees and one very happy little ant(even ants love milkweed)💖😌
Magical butterflies. Thank you ttfn
Heart and soul filling. That quote! You are truly daily respite for so many. Your readers and all of the exquisite creatures moving in our beautiful but hard world. <3
Yes! That quote.
I’m looking forward to watching all of our milkweed get eaten by the monarchs! We’ve slowly started seeing more and more monarchs lately.
Yay!!
Generosity is never wasted!
Beautiful butterfly. I actually have a hand knit colorwork sweater with a swallowtail butterfly on the front. Designer Jamie Hoffman.
Oh happy little butterflies 🦋💕
The monarchs are still here in San Diego. They found the habitat we built for them and decided to stay. 😊
Beautiful. wonderful for the butterflies, and if it is like the milkweed I am familiar with, it has a wonderful scent also. The quote is exactly spot on. Robin Wall Kimmerer calls this "a gift economy". Thank you
What a fabulous photo! And Nichiren is so right—if we don’t reach out to others, especially now, shame on us.
There are so many bright butterflies that we miss by being busy in our own lives. We need to stop, look and listen to nature.
I love the picture and the quote. Greetings from Stornoway, Outer Hebrides 😃
Beautiful area. I hope you have a chance to tour one of the Harrisville Tweed mills, It was an opportunity of a lifetime for us.
We went to a Harris Tweed weaver’s house this morning. Amazing
Let's meet for mid- morning coffee at the Milkweed Cafe. The Swallowtails say it's just grand!