Compen Daisy With Skipper

 On a pleasant October afternoon I spied this butterfly enjoying my cowpen daisies. I think it is a Sachem Skipper. I was not able to get a clear picture of it.

Cowpen Daisy with butterfly2

My Cowpen Daisies have been blooming for a couple of months.

Cowpen Daisies on Sept. 7,2012

Simple Pleasure – Finding a monarch chrysalis on another lovely October Day

Oh the wonder and excitement of viewing a beautiful chrysalis hanging daintily from this green wire in my yard! I’ve been searching my yard since all of the caterpillars had stripped the milkweed plant a couple of days ago and crawled off under the cover of darkness to make their chrysalises.

 

Four Monarch Caterpillars Enjoying October

I discovered these monarch caterpillars eating their lunch on a tropical milkweed on a lovely October afternoon.

 

Beautiful October Afternoon in North Texas

It’s October and this monarch caterpillar is munching away today!