Fritting Garden Fellows

Check out these wonderful butterfly pictures from around the Sanctuary. The season has been slow to start but I think we are starting to see a wider variety of these scaly winged wonders. The Orange-Barred Sulfur shares a resting spot on the cassia with the Monarch while the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail perches on the coneflower.

Remember the color we see in the butterfly comes from individual scales that reflect a certain light wave. Varied colors and patterns exist when the scales overlap to make darker colors. Some pigment is involved but most of the patterns are built from mixing or overlapping scales.

Hope all of you are enjoying the summer sun.

Susan

Super Storm Cell hits Sanlan Area

Well yesterday folks we had a big one. A super cell went right over highway 98 and snapped off at least fifteen of the large power poles like they were toothpicks. Many of the trees got a good shaking and there was minor debris all over. We lost power for just a while but for others power was out for many hours.

We will be out and about to survey the damage in the next few days and will let you know how the trails and gardens fared. Enjoy some more of the pictures we took on our last outing.

Susan