Yard, Gardens, Birds and Critters

It’s Been Awhile By Mary J Williams © No poems lately What can I say Not even a story Has come your way It’s that time of year Gardening takes up time Plus, there are good movies I watch on Prime I have had critters galore I put out oranges and jelly For the Orioles that stop by Squirrels ate it all filling up their bellies Put safflower seed out too Squirrels aren’t supposed to like it Guess they didn’t read that info As they ate it all, not just a little bit Moles were tunneling everywhere Cicadas were making their noise Chipmunks running all over And Deer eating my rose Made a new spot In the front yard, you see So, I could plant daylilies For everyone and me I even have crocheted Baby blankets given away I love doing that I don’t make them pay I have cooked different things To try and tempt Jim However, he doesn’t eat it Sometimes no pleasing him My flowers are looking great Have pollinators about Butterflies and bees I’m doing good, I have no doubt       6-...

 I just wanted to share, with those that aren't on Facebook, what I have been up to. Still taking in the birdseed at night at the house, except when I forget, or not at home until late and hubby forgets to bring it in and I don't think to ask if he did it! By then it's late, I'm tired and really don't care! Well, that's not really true! I care but I am tired, so I don't think to ask if it's in! Ahh, the two way street!   Now, in the last couple of weeks, my neighbor and I have been walking. We have walked on our street, we have walked at one of the parks, we have walked downtown many times. The latest has been at Prairie Garden Trust. This is a place you can just get lost in nature. It's all around you. The owners have turned old fescue fields back into the Prairie Fields they used to be. They had help from Mervin Wallace who runs the Missouri Wildlife Nursery in Brazito, MO.  I sound like an advertisement and that wasn't the purpose of this blog...

The Moths and the Butterflies By Mary J Williams © There is a plant By my front door Autumn Joy sedum The moth and butterfly adore I looked outside And to my surprise The sedum was blooming And it appeared alive There were flies all around A beetle, Moths and Butterflies I didn’t know their names I cannot tell a lie I took pictures The first at 4:22 p.m. The next ones 6:41 p.m., trying to ID them All that time And now even more Trying for an ID So that I can store Write them on the photos So, everyone will know the name of the critter It’s very hard to do though This time was Silver Spotted Skippers And one called Sachem I even had a Corn Earworm moth And that’s not the end of them I found this tiny thing It looked like a butterfly But it was a Spotted Beet Webworm Moth I couldn’t make that up if I tried. There is one I didn’t ID I think it’s another skipper But I am at the end Time for my ice-cream dipper