Wednesday, June 17, 2026

A Wandering Ember

The front of the doctor's office building had a long row of Milkweed!

Butterflies love Milkweed and lay their eggs on it.

The bees love it too.

And then I spotted a couple Great Spangled Fritillary!



“She flies like a flame that refuses to burn out.”


17 comments:

DeniseinVA said...

Isn’t that great that your doctor’s office is taking care of our monarchs planting all those milkweed plants? Thank you for sharing this. Always uplifting to see how people take care of our wildlife.

Ann said...

What a nice treat going in to the doctors office. I never paid much attention to the plants outside my doctors office.

Martha Jane Orlando said...

Outside your doctor's office? Wow! That's the last place I'd expect to find a haven for bees and butterflies, Ginny. Gorgeous photos!

Red Rose Alley said...

Oh, that's so interesting, Ginny. The milkweed is pretty, and didn't know the butterflies love it. You got some good pictures of the butterfly, by the way. His orange wings makes it a perfect Fall photo. ; ) It's hard to get the butterfly, as they flutter about quickly. Nice photos.

photowannabe said...

Nice captures of the butterflies.
They are not easy to photograph.
Sue

MadSnapper n Beau said...

the butterfly is a flame of glory. I just found out today that milkweed is toxic to ducks, while figured out how to feed them and leave them wild. it gave a list of plants that we should remove if we had wild ducks living in our yard. I did not put the seeds in water, it is in a dry container, left the seeds on the grass and they pick it off like they do when its growing. they have pretty much stripped all the grass seed in our yard but our neigbors have plenty to share. they pick up seeds, dip them in the water, and swallow, then pick up sand, put it in their water, dip down to the mud and eat the mud, they need the mud to process food through the gizzard. all birds do this

HappyK said...

I've seen a few milkweed plants starting around town on my walks.

Shug said...

The Milkweed looks so healthy and so does this gorgeous butterfly. I have had more butterflies this year from what I normally have...we are enjoying them.

Great-Granny Grandma said...

Great shots.

CheerfulMonk said...

That's neat!

MELODY JACOB said...

What a beautiful little discovery outside a doctor’s office. Milkweed brings so much life with the butterflies and bees it attracts. The Great Spangled Fritillary really does look like a tiny flame moving through the garden.

Carla from The River said...

Great photos of the butterfly. Our swamp milkweed is blooming and we have so many bees visiting. YAY!!

NanaDiana said...

Wonderful photos. I haven't seen any milkweed around here. We used to have a ton of it on the farm in PA. I am going to check to see if it is deer resistant. We have a herd of deer (from 15 - 20) of them that come through our backyard every day and will eat anything that is not deer resistant. Thanks for the memory jog! xo Diana

roentare said...

Butterfly is so gorgeous

Billie Jo said...

Hello! Beautiful capture, my friend. Hope all is well. And have a cozy summer weekend!

The Happy Whisk said...

Ohhh, I so love seeing photos of butterflies!

Jenny the Pirate said...

Oh so beautiful! That butterfly!!!! ❤️

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