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The start of a beautiful day in NJ
Category: Indian summer | Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 2:07 pm 
sunrise in Pt. Pleasant Beach, NJ ( photo / image / picture from gfreiherr's Garden ) Just returned from visiting family in NJ. They are also enjoying an Indian summer, 60's and sunny. Took a walk along the ocean every morning. We had heavy rain while I was away...today I will be raking up all the leaves. Sadly, there is not much autumn color left. This blog entry has been viewed 315 times
Another beautiful day to clean up the garden
Category: Indian summer | Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 12:49 pm We have been blessed with an extended Indian Summer in East TN. We have been under a threat of frost for two weeks but have not had a killing frost. Yesterday I added 7 more trash bags to the 30 plus I have allready put out for the trash company. I wish I could compost but the covenents of our community do not allow it. 
garden clean up ( photo / image / picture from gfreiherr's Garden ) Today is forecast to be another beautiful day and I will be planing two flats of pansies and preparing the garden for winter. I left a few plants hoping I might have a few more Monarchs passing through. :-) Tomorrow I am flying to NJ to visit family for a few days so will check back in next week. Hope you all have a good weekend. 
last of the blooms ( photo / image / picture from gfreiherr's Garden ) This blog entry has been viewed 311 times
The Monarch Migration
Category: Sharing Garden photos | Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 12:42 pm I was delighted and surprised to find 3 Monarch butterflies fluttering around my garden today. It seemed rather late for them to be this far north (Knoxville, TN) in November. So I went searching the internet to check it out. I discovered that the Monarchs cannot fly when the temperature is below 50 degrees on a sunny day or below 60 on a cloudy day. They roost close together in pine, fir, & cedar trees on cool autumn nights and after they are warmed by the warm sunlight they continue on their journey south. On the Monarch Watch website they said all the rain we have had may have slowed down their migration. Several years ago I attended a lecture on the life cycle and migration of the Monarch butterflies given by a volunteer who spends 2 weeks in Mexico when the migration is at its peak. If you are interested in watching a short video on their migration, here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFoSpaNqqeQ&feature=related There are also many websites on the migration. This is just one that I viewed: http://www.fs.fed.us/monarchbutterfly/migration/index.shtml 
November Monarch ( photo / image / picture from gfreiherr's Garden ) This blog entry has been viewed 476 times
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