Nature's Art

Stone Wall Reflections, 

at Joiner Brook, in Bolton

Plant Reflections On Water

Nature's Art

Cool Reflections On A Hot Day!

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Stone Walls Of Vermont

Stone Wall Glory!

Some of the most amazing stone art I've seen while working on our new project about Stone Walls and Sugar Houses of Vermont.

Natural Stone Walls

with reflections on Joiner Brook

Natural Stone Walls

with reflections on Joiner Brook

Rock Wall At The Intervale

Built by Thea Alvin

https://www.myearthwork.com/thea-alvin

Gotta Love a great Hobbit Hole, 

especially with the rabbit door handle and the Heart Rock next to the door.

Built by Thea Alvin

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Gotta love a Stone Wall with an antique tractor on a lovely country estate in Vermont.

Stone Wall at Rockledge historic summer estate in Swanton, Vermont. 

Architect Charles Saxe in 1918 designed alterations to an early 19th-century farmhouse, that is the principal surviving element of an early 20th-century gentleman's farm. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

Natural Stone Wall in Westford

Stone Walls in Westford

Red Barn with a Stone Foundation

and a Great Stone House in South Hero.

Lovely Red Barn 

with a beautiful Stone Foundation in Hinesburg.

Stone Wall With Birches In Hinesburg

East Fairfield

South Hero

Garden Wall in Colchester

Arched Stone Wall At The Intervale

Built by Thea Alvin

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Stone Wall in Jeffersonville

Round Barn 

with a Stone Foundation at Shelburne Museum

Stone Wall With Birches in Fletcher

Stone Wall Lined up beautifully in the snow

Stone Wall Reflections, 

at Joiner Brook, in Bolton

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Dahlia Delight

Dahlias

The Dahlia Flower’s Message Is…Celebrate what makes you different. Seek out the new pleasures in life and keep moving through the challenges instead of letting them hold you back. Discover what the world holds for you, and watch out for pitfalls along the way. Pink symbolizes kindness and grace.

Beautiful On A Pink Dahlia

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Cone Flowers

Tall Cone Flowers 
reaching for the sky!

Purple Cone Flowers
also known as Echinacea. Echinacea's name is rooted in the Greek word “echinos,” meaning "hedgehog," because of its spiny seed head. Technically speaking, this thick and spiky cone is actually hundreds of flowers, all tightly packed together. The entire plant can be used for its immune boosting properties. The purple ray flowers attach to a round, high and spiky cone – hence the common name “purple coneflower.” Technically speaking, this thick and spiky cone is actually hundreds of more flowers, all tightly packed together.

Bumblebee On Echinacea

Bumblebee On Echinacea

Bumblebee On Echinacea

Black Swallowtail Butterfly On Echinacea

Monarch Butterfly On Echinacea

Monarch Butterfly On Echinacea

Monarch Butterfly On Echinacea

Monarch Butterfly On Echinacea

Monarch Butterfly On Echinacea

Red Admiral Butterfly On Echinacea

Red Admiral Butterfly On Echinacea

Red Admiral Butterfly On Echinacea

White Admiral Butterfly On Echinacea

White Admiral Butterfly On Echinacea

Spotted Skipper Butterfly On Echinacea

Green Twister Echinacea

                                              Santa Fe Echinacea

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Disclaimer

My blog is meant to inform and I strive to be totally accurate. It is solely up to the reader to ensure proper plant identification. Some wild plants are poisonous or can have serious adverse health effects.

Barns Of Vermont 2025

Barnyard Flowers 

There's just something about Golden Glows & Hollyhocks growing next to an old barn.

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Interesting Insects

Lichen Moth

(Lycomorpha Pholus) on Bush Honeysuckle. Some lichen moths have evolved to mimic poisonous insects as a way to avoid being eaten.

Colorado Potato Beetle

Hoverfly On Agrimony

Leaf footed Bug

Acanthocephala terminalis On Lilac

Assassin Bug Nymph

Katydid 

or bush cricket, & A Bee On Hibiscus
In my garden.

Hoverfly On Agrimony

Blue Black Wasp 

On Coreopsis

Black Beetle

Big Black Beetle on St John's Wort plant. If you know what kind of beetle this is, please tell me.

Dogbane Beetle

Western Conifer Seed Bug

The Western Conifer Seed Bug feeds on the sap of developing conifer cones throughout its life, and its sap-sucking causes the developing seeds to wither and misdevelop. It is therefore considered a minor tree pest in North America.

Grapevine Beetle 

or Spotted June Beetle on grapevine leaves.

Orange-collared Scape Moth 

(Cisseps fulvicollis)

on Goose Neck Loosetrife (Lysimachia clethroides)

It has long black wings, an abdomen of iridescent blue, and a bright yellow or orange collar, from which it takes its name. It's other common name is, Yellow-Collared Scape Moth.

The Yellow or Orange-collared Scape Moth is widespread in North America.

Habitat includes fields with flowers as adults are commonly seen visiting flowers during the day, while they also fly at night and are attracted to light.

Season for the adults is from May to October or until the first hard frost.

Adults feed on goldenrod and other small nectar bearing flowers.

The larvae feed on grasses, lichens, and spike-rushes.

Green Tiger Beetle 

(Cicindela sexguttata)
The green tiger beetle is a large beetle with a metallic-green body, long blue-green spindly legs, and long, serrated antennae, and large mandibles. This common green ground beetle is also called the six-spotted green tiger beetle due to the recognizable cream-colored spots on its elytra.
The sizable, fast-moving shiny green tiger beetle grows up to 0.55” (14 mm). It is typically found in deciduous forests, feeding on small arthropods like caterpillars, spiders, and ants. The green tiger beetle is one of the fastest ground beetles and will fly if necessary.

Ladybug On A Wet Canna Leaf

Ladybugs also known as Ladybird beetles, Lady beetles, Ladybirds, or Lady cows, can have as many as 16 spots, but some ladybugs have no spots at all. One of the most common ladybugs is the seven-spotted lady beetle. It has seven black spots on its back.

While most ladybugs are good, there is one nonnative species that people don’t like. The Asian lady beetle was introduced in California in 1916. Today it’s more common in the East.

A ladybug can eat up to 50 aphids a day. They also eat Mites, Whiteflies, Scale insects, Mealybugs, & Thrips. This makes them valuable allies for farmers and gardeners. Their presence in an ecosystem is a sign of a healthy and diverse environment. Ladybugs not only provide natural pest control benefits to humans, but also serve as a vital food source for other insects, birds, and small mammals. By maintaining a delicate balance in the ecosystem, ladybugs promote stability and overall well-being.

Females will lay up to 1,000 eggs within a few months, generally from spring to early summer.

Ladybugs usually protect themselves from predators by either playing dead or they secrete a fluid from their legs to make themselves taste bad.

You can find out about 6,000 different species of ladybugs around the world. There are about 500 species in the United States alone.

It is a myth about ladybugs is that you can tell their age by their number of spots.

The Most Interesting Caterpillar I've seen is the Io moth (pronounced as EYE-oh), Also known as the peacock moth. The name Io comes from Greek mythology in which Io was a mortal lover of Zeus. Once hatched, these caterpillars begin feeding voraciously on the leaves of their host plants. They consume a wide range of vegetation, including oak, holly, boxelder, elm, maple, aspen, alder, hickory, willow, locust, cherry, pear, sassafras, and sweetgum trees, as well as others. These caterpillars go through several instars, shedding their skin as they grow, becoming more robust and colorful as they progress through these stages. It has venomous spines that provide protection against potential predators. Do not handle Io Moth caterpillars, as its poisonous spines causes skin irritation and a lot of pain.

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