But to be truthful, they did have "chores" to do and were anxious to do them. This was the last "spruce up" of the butterfly garden before the Bartram Bash!
Once in the garden, one of the members who was pruning found a gulf fritillary caterpillar. Well, right then and there all work ground to a halt as we fumbled for our cameras to get a photo of it. You'd think we were light-headed from the sun! But, remember that butterfly gardeners are not like other folks. We delight in such things as a bristle-haired insect munching on our garden greenery. With enough food and some luck, he'll spin a cocoon right in our garden and next spring emerge as a beautifully adorned butterfly, ready to continue the cycle of pollinating and breeding.After the photo shoot, the little fellow was returned to his munching spot and we resumed our chopping, digging, sweeping, planting, and watering. What a memorable morning!
With our garden groomed for the Earth Day Bartram Bash, we turned our attention to telling the public about the event. The next Saturday, 4/12, was spent at Fruit Cove Baptist Church's annual Spring Car Show. Plants and flyers advertising the Bash were given away, and every time someone shied away from taking a plant claiming they had a black thumb, we gave them a green one. Well, a green thumb cookie anyway. Those sugar cookies in the shape of a hand with its "thumb" covered with green sugar put a smile on everyone's face!And on the eve of the Bash, we are now collecting our plants, our educational materials, childrens' activity supplies, and a collection of cookies, including these types that contain locally produced ingredients:
No Bake Walnut-Honey Granola Crumbles
Wild Sour Orange Marmalade Balls (no baking)
Click each link for a recipe.
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