by Kristen Dangelo | Aug 9, 2009 | Butterflies
This post is a follow-up to two earlier posts I wrote titled “Pale Swallowtail Butterfly Eggs” and “Butterfly Egg Hatches”. The life of a pale swallowtail caterpillar is not only rare to experience, but extremely slow and methodical...
by Kristen Dangelo | Aug 1, 2009 | Book Reviews, Butterflies, Butterfly Photography, Caterpillars, Poetry & Quotes, Stories
“How does one become a butterfly?” she asked. “You must want to fly so much that you are willing to give up being a caterpillar.” – Trina Paulus Quote by Trina Paulus is an excerpt from her timeless children’s book “Hope for...
by Kristen Dangelo | Jul 30, 2009 | Butterflies, Butterfly Photography, Stories
When traveling, no matter what my destination is, I always love to tour the local gardens, for where there are flowers, there are usually butterflies too. Last week I visited the coastal city of Santa Barbara, California. Nestled in the foothills above this charming...
by Kristen Dangelo | Jul 30, 2009 | Butterflies, Butterfly Gardening, Butterfly Host Plants, Butterfly Photography, Conservation, Stories
In 1927, a plane piloted by Charles Lindbergh and humorist Will Rogers landed on a dirt runway east of the El Segundo dunes. The site was eventually chosen as the Los Angeles International Airport. By the 1950’s a subdivision covered much of the El Segundo Blue...
by Kristen Dangelo | Jul 23, 2009 | Butterflies, Butterfly Photography
Do you have a little lepidopterist in training at home? Nothing quite captures the awe of nature like the smile on a child’s face when they first begin to experience butterflies.