ALL NORTH CAROLINA USA

Colors and critters of the changing Seasons - Top left- Robins in view from my favorite tree at Pine Hill - Middle - Buddleja hosting an American Lady - Bottom - Toad on brick - Center - on yellow Cosmos - top a busy Carpenter Bee / below - equally Busy Bee - Right - Top - Dark ETS - Middle - Clearwing Moth Bottom - ETS - yellow © All Rights Reserved -- EXPLORE--

Top Left - American Snout (Libytheana carinenta) -- A Lifer for me ! Top Right - American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) Bottom Right - Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) Bottom Left - Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) All seen this morning, plus Skippers darting back and forth - The American Snout is a Lifer for me - knew it was in NC, but 1st time seen - It landed on my camera - flew away - returned and I put out my hand for it to get salt - Remained there forever (yes, shooting with one hand gets dicey) - just ask Pam J ;) © All Rights Reserved -- EXPLORE --

The Arts Center always has beautiful plantings - There for enjoyment - Even if one does take artistic license - - 1 note - © All Rights Reserved -- EXPLORE --

Rusted chain link fence - Behind Oneida Cotton Mills - One section is now an Orb - 1 note of the original photo - © All Rights Reserved EXPLORE

Taking advantage of the sunshine .. On yellow False Sunflowers and Buddleja davidii .. Skippers - Crescent and a Cabbage White .. Was planning to post another red Day Lily bloom .. But .. During the night, somebody ate it .. Sigh .. There is one left .. Am tempted to camp out tonight and keep guard over it ! But, it is raining again .. The Deer Cocktail doesn't do any good in the rain .. Will just have to wait and see .. © All Rights Reserved -- EXPLORE -- - 1 note in upper Left corner of each section -

A Lifer ! Zebra Swallowtail ( Eurytides marcellus ) www.jeffpippen.com/butterflies/zebraswallowtail.htm Kaufman Field Guide to Butterflies of North America .. page 24-25 Usually these are found over near the coast of North Carolina -- I am way inland .. Over at my neighbor's shrub, a new-to-me butterfly .. In almost constant motion, these butterflies make the rest easy to photograph ! © All Rights Reserved -- 1 note in upper Left corner / each section -- ** EXPLORE **

..making something old into something new ..instead of building new apartments ..Oneida Cotton Mills is being saved ..old bricks and any other materials still useful ..will find a new life here 100+ years old, the structure is being re-purposed into 134 apartments - The Album ReHab of Oneida Cotton Mills shows photos from 2013 - Before it was purchased for this new life - That which was abandoned can find a new life - After jumping through all the red tape / rules an regulations - to have this classified an Historic Building * 1 note in upper Left corner of each section * 2016 Update 28 July .. © All Rights Reserved

are a Canvas for re-blooming Red Day Lily - all the Day Lilies had finished, but 'Red' took a break - and started again - have been messing around with trying to get them to re-bloom - the planets must have been lined up ! Chives still blooming and growing to add to salads - Only one Skipper on a very hot day - Did see an Eastern Towhee (m) this morn - but photos taken through the window (as he moved will just go in my file) - But, yesterday - As I stepped out the door (will not post yet) - Realize some do not like Black Racers as I do - A beauty .. honest - And about 4 ft long - So glad to have one in the yard - Cause if there is one, there are more - No, it doesn't take much to excite me - Might put it up as a note pic later - Haven't decided - © All Rights Reserved -- EXPLORE --

May it be as bright and sunny as here - Even if it rains, it can still be sunshine within - When we lived in Florida, we called rain [which it did lots] - Liquid Sunshine .. Peace and Blessings . Namaste .. © All Rights Reserved ** 1 note in upper Left corner for each flower or group **