My constant companion this afternoon in the vineyard was Junonia coenia, that's a Common Buckeye butterfly to me, or you. Unlike the Painted Lady butterflies who migrated right on by me in March, this lovely lepidoptera would alight beside me as I worked, flutter between the leaves of the vines, flit from a cool blade of grass to the warm gravel of the access road...until I went to get my camera.Never work with animals or children!
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common to you...not so to me.
Never work with animals or children indeed - particularly the latter who should always be left to work alone, except perhaps for a small rope around the waist when cleaning chimneys (useful for pulling them through when stuck).
Great butterfly snap, btw!
What did you do to deserve so many flags? Hell you've even got Brunei.Who makes wine there?
What a beautiful picture !
Affer: :)
Lord Roby: You have 12 at last count, not too shoddy.
I wonder if you could make wine in solid gold barrels, a la the sultans toilets, in Brunei?
Villager: It is a pretty b-fly. Did you see my pink cornflower?
Yes......a beautiful mutation !
Great picture Vinogirl!
I prefer the moth to the black widow (of which we have many, I assure you). I'm very careful when I rack wine (the widows enjoy hanging out under the barrels). Hope to see you and everyone from Vinoland at the upcoming winesummit. (What will Sarah Palin be drinking?) We must be at 20 brix by now, and a small block of Petit Sirah is ready already, I'm sure. (Just a small block.) Good news bad news about that sugar ... the brix are moving up, the acids are moving way down. So, the challenge to good winemaking in San Diego is acid adjustment. Just purchased a pH meter from Vintner's Vault, and more acid titration kits, so will be doing measurements this weekend. P.S. found one of Alvin's friends (the CHIPMUNK) decomposing in the bird nets this morning. Crafty critters!
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