[TN-Butterflies] Re: Rutherford County Butterflies & An Old Memory
- From: William Fissell <wfissell@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tn-butterflies@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2014 21:46:19 -0500
Excellent! I remember my own days just the same, walking in the woods
kicking up ruffed grouse, catching swallowtails off my moms parsley.....
On Jul 27, 2014 9:24 PM, <kristybaker@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Yesterday, July 26th, my husband and I were walking along the Stones River
> greenway in Murfreesboro. For the first time since I was a kid in rural
> Iowa, I got to see a Viceroy! Looking at it caused fond memories of
> childhood to come flooding back. :) Oh the freedom of a small town where
> one curious kid could explore every nook and cranny from the time the sun
> came up until the streetlights came on! I can't say that I didn't
> appreciate all the wildlife I seen then, but I guess I didn't realize there
> were some things I might never see again.
>
> Who would have ever thought that one evening, in a small wooded city lot
> in the middle of a small town in southern Iowa, Monarchs would come raining
> down? They were dripping from the trees. I swooshed my net as there were
> just so many. (I used that net for everything. Who needed dolls?) I ran
> over to Grammy's house to tell Mom and Grammy. I begged them to come see.
> They didn't believe me, and they didn't get to see. Sometimes when I think
> back, I wonder if it was just my imagination as it was just so surreal.
> Unfortunately, those trees are no longer there. They tore down the old
> lady's house, cut down all the trees and built another house.
>
> I digress..
>
> I wasn't looking for butterflies yesterday, but I did see:
>
> Viceroy - 1 http://www.pbase.com/kristybaker/image/156764462
> American Snout - 4
> Eastern-tailed Blues - a few
> Cabbage White - 1
> Silvery Checkerspot - MANY
>
> Kristy Baker
> Rockvale, TN
> Rutherford County
>
>
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