Saturday, October 6, 2012

Autumn butterflies


We don't seem to have seen many butterflies this summer but now at the end of September I have been amazed at the crowds of them gathering on the ivy bank at my gate.  I've seem Red Admirals, Commas, Peacocks and Cabbage Whites every morning when the sun shines.  The whole bank seems alive with insects feeding on the fragrant nectar of these insignificant flowers.  Later in the year the berries will feed the birds throughout the winter and then in the spring of course I find all the seedlings sprouting up where I don't want them!

6 comments:

  1. Beautiful! This is a wonderful page.

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  2. My favorite is the black one. Wonderful sketch as always! :)

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  3. Lovely, Valerie! I love Red Admirals.

    I guess it's been an odd year for a lot of us--the drought convinced the lilacs it was spring once it got cooler and rained some again, so a lot of people are having lilac blooms again!

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  4. Lovely sketch, nice to see comma wich became very rare in Toscany...but I also seen it few time ago in my garden...

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  5. Very pretty page Valerie! Well done.

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  6. What amazing butterflies -- and an amazing sketch, too! I wish I could have seen them.

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