I spotted this beauty in the house; after catching it for some closer observations and ID, I released it into the veggie garden. Maybe it will hunt cabbage white butterflies—one can hope!
Peucetia viridans
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Pieris rapae
Our most common garden butterfly is one that does not delight me. The cabbage white has a natural range across Europe, Asia, and North Africa. It was accidentally introduced to Canada around 1860 and spread rapidly throughout North America. Estimates show that a single female of this species might, in a few generations, be the progenitor of millions.
That’s a lot of caterpillars eating my brassicas 😖
en plein air
It’s a jungle out there.
summer sewing
Wearing a me-made dress while sewing some summer tops. Grateful for the skills, tools, and materials. Life is good.
dahlias
Ink + watercolour + oil pastels
for tui
My firstborn, Tui, was named for the 58th I Ching hexagram. We later learned it was a fairly common name (and a beautiful bird) in New Zealand.
This tree honours a recent conversation that she and I had. Happy birthday, precious.
tired
We threw a party for K’s birthday. It was fun, it went kinda late … and today all I want to do is lie on the couch and binge-watch sewing videos.
for k
Happy birthday to my #1.
succulent wall
Our friends gave us this vertical planter some time ago, and I filled it with random succulent cuttings. They’re now nicely established and spilling out in a most satisfactory fashion.
at the dentist
I spent too much time in waiting rooms today.
