Comments on: california sisters http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/10/14/california-sisters/ a place where nature, photography and writing meet Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:48:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: burning silo http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/10/14/california-sisters/comment-page-1/#comment-7987 burning silo Wed, 18 Oct 2006 20:25:01 +0000 http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/10/14/california-sisters/#comment-7987 Laura - Yes, the flowers did look a little like Pussytoes, but now that I think of it, perhaps more like Boneset. However, the plants themselves were bushy things with many of these greenish-white flowers. They also gave off a sort of sickly-sweet smell. There were many bees and hoverflies all over, so, whatever it is, it must be a good bee-plant. - Robin - We found California Sister butterflies all over the place after I photographed the one in the post. They seemed abundant along the rivers in both N. Calif. and S. Oregon. The only place that I've been in California that had Monarchs was in the little park not too far from the Monterey aquarium in Pacific Grove. I was there about the third week in October during the late 1990s and there were thousands of Monarchs perched in masses on the trees in the park. Laura – Yes, the flowers did look a little like Pussytoes, but now that I think of it, perhaps more like Boneset. However, the plants themselves were bushy things with many of these greenish-white flowers. They also gave off a sort of sickly-sweet smell. There were many bees and hoverflies all over, so, whatever it is, it must be a good bee-plant.
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Robin – We found California Sister butterflies all over the place after I photographed the one in the post. They seemed abundant along the rivers in both N. Calif. and S. Oregon. The only place that I’ve been in California that had Monarchs was in the little park not too far from the Monterey aquarium in Pacific Grove. I was there about the third week in October during the late 1990s and there were thousands of Monarchs perched in masses on the trees in the park.

]]> By: robin andrea http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/10/14/california-sisters/comment-page-1/#comment-7884 robin andrea Sun, 15 Oct 2006 14:57:51 +0000 http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/10/14/california-sisters/#comment-7884 What a beautiful butterfly. I was just reading the other day that the monarchs have returned to winter in Santa Cruz. We're heading down that way in December. I'm definitely going to check out their winter digs at Natural Bridges State Park. What a beautiful butterfly. I was just reading the other day that the monarchs have returned to winter in Santa Cruz. We’re heading down that way in December. I’m definitely going to check out their winter digs at Natural Bridges State Park.

]]> By: LauraH http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/10/14/california-sisters/comment-page-1/#comment-7869 LauraH Sun, 15 Oct 2006 00:52:26 +0000 http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/10/14/california-sisters/#comment-7869 It was a link to Pussytoes that I was thinking of. The flowers look sort of similar, but the habit seems very different. It was a link to Pussytoes that I was thinking of. The flowers look sort of similar, but the habit seems very different.

]]> By: LauraH http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/10/14/california-sisters/comment-page-1/#comment-7868 LauraH Sun, 15 Oct 2006 00:38:06 +0000 http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/10/14/california-sisters/#comment-7868 Very pretty butterflies! Those flowers look something like one that Wayne pictured on his blog not too long ago. Can't remember what it was - I'll have to go have a peek and see if I can find it. I've missed your bug pics. Very pretty butterflies!

Those flowers look something like one that Wayne pictured on his blog not too long ago. Can’t remember what it was – I’ll have to go have a peek and see if I can find it.

I’ve missed your bug pics.

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