tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post7345401945655641129..comments2024-03-27T23:09:18.970-04:00Comments on Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Showy Lady's Slippers and a Monarch!The Furry Gnomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02485265576983125216noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-85568788716961649592015-07-13T12:09:48.992-04:002015-07-13T12:09:48.992-04:00Gorgeous lady slippers!! Supposedly the Showy gro...Gorgeous lady slippers!! Supposedly the Showy grow in Wisconsin but are a plant of special concern and I've not seen one.Pam https://www.blogger.com/profile/05979446142128610261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-6308095658876321402015-07-01T11:50:04.214-04:002015-07-01T11:50:04.214-04:00I am on the Texas Gulf Coast and there are very fe...I am on the Texas Gulf Coast and there are very few Monarchs this year. We've had a extraordinarily wet May and June so that may have something to do with it. Love the photos of the Lady Slippers!Florencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01157294752967287405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-77846201068264898302015-06-26T23:02:03.694-04:002015-06-26T23:02:03.694-04:00Beautiful flowers! But to see a monarch is special...Beautiful flowers! But to see a monarch is special. I have not seen one nor found an egg on any milkweed here in NY.... Michelle Rambling Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15080120317890707767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-16238216624113597072015-06-25T14:55:22.035-04:002015-06-25T14:55:22.035-04:00Wonderful to see the Monarch butterfly already! I...Wonderful to see the Monarch butterfly already! I hope they are making a good comeback this year. The photos of the Lady's Slipper are beautiful. They are such a pretty pink. I'm glad they are thriving there along your fencerow.Pamela Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18071092617682650349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-37465540646832772772015-06-24T13:54:29.352-04:002015-06-24T13:54:29.352-04:00All these pics are wonderful!All these pics are wonderful!RedPathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980471119229896414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-29544315435010013382015-06-24T13:22:41.887-04:002015-06-24T13:22:41.887-04:00We have swallowtails right now, but haven't ev...We have swallowtails right now, but haven't ever seen a monarch where we live. - MargyPowell River Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580698518291129041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-18302427181261880492015-06-24T12:41:26.077-04:002015-06-24T12:41:26.077-04:00Lovely captures...:)Lovely captures...:)Amazing wonders in my lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00133973565042197416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-3905925455844742432015-06-24T11:18:41.697-04:002015-06-24T11:18:41.697-04:00A pleasure to see a monarch!A pleasure to see a monarch!William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-91110941467361235322015-06-24T08:24:29.333-04:002015-06-24T08:24:29.333-04:00We have fairy slippers that I've seen in the w...We have fairy slippers that I've seen in the wilderness, but we don't have anything quite like these beauties. Great capture of the monarch, too! :-)DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-88214275815407667212015-06-24T05:52:08.042-04:002015-06-24T05:52:08.042-04:00Any day you see a Monarch it's a great day.Any day you see a Monarch it's a great day.David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-73302893514318717212015-06-24T03:32:30.865-04:002015-06-24T03:32:30.865-04:00Both are gorgeous. Lovely captures.Both are gorgeous. Lovely captures.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249439893293982706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-58886447446565234992015-06-23T22:45:09.816-04:002015-06-23T22:45:09.816-04:00They are beauties.They are beauties.Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359355308140058671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-45313819966415268062015-06-23T22:39:12.022-04:002015-06-23T22:39:12.022-04:00These are all beautiful photos. We had two years ...These are all beautiful photos. We had two years of drought so the monarch's quit migrating through our state. I have only seen pink lady slippers once in Minnesota many summers ago. They are such a beautiful orchids. L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-47183871161354486352015-06-23T21:49:08.949-04:002015-06-23T21:49:08.949-04:00Wonderful butterfly shots! And I like those lady ...Wonderful butterfly shots! And I like those lady slippers. We don't have flowers like that in Oregon.Linda W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00805197763483105000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-52620060037890856822015-06-23T21:35:35.141-04:002015-06-23T21:35:35.141-04:00Your Showy Lady's Slippers are beautiful! We ...Your Showy Lady's Slippers are beautiful! We have planted them from tissue culture seedlings several times with no luck. However we have good luck with the Yellow Lady's Slippers. Always fun to know they are thriving elsewhere. We have an early MIlkweed that blooms before all the rest:)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-81584599579088817112015-06-23T20:26:08.089-04:002015-06-23T20:26:08.089-04:00Love the Lady Slippers! We have pink ones around h...Love the Lady Slippers! We have pink ones around here that bloom in May. Once in a while you might find a yellow one, but I've never seen these Showy ones. So beautiful!!Nancy Vancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04138616720553641981noreply@blogger.com