During our trip to Oglebay I took advantage of some alone time to walk to the glass museum and tour the gardens. I think I found my new obsession for next spring summer. I know it’s early but my 2011 goal is to start building an “English garden”. I would be thrilled to share my yard with a few of these beautiful creatures.
Here’s a Tiger Swallowtail

This is a Silver Spotted Skipper

This one is called a Painted Lady

I stumbled on a few others but the photos didn’t all come out so great. Either way this next one is by far my favorite.
I’m still not certain of his name. He looks a lot like a Zebra Swallowtail or a Pale Swallowtail but the coloring is off some. I think he is fabulous whatever his name!

Now if I could just find that plant. I think I need to start my garden off with that flower, what do you think?
4 comments:
I've always wanted to have a garden that would attract butterflies. Those photos are so lovely!!!!
Those flowers would attract more than butterflies! They are so purty!
Oglebay... West Virginia? I don't think Pale Swallowtails live on the eastern part of the USA.
http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/ has a good online identification search thingy. Looks like a Zebra Swallowtail going by their picture of one.
:)
p.s., I've no idea what the flower is - perhaps the museum had a brochure on them?
Wow - you're quite the photographer! New hobby maybe?? Yeah I know - in your spare time - right?!
OH Wow you know we have one here by the house and I've never gone. That would be a GREAT way to just relax!
Yes that flower is awesome!!
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