Beautiful visitor

I snapped this picture of a black swallowtail butterfly(Papilio polyxenes) visiting my garden. Butterflys don't often visit. Its too bad. I love seeing them. I was lucky to have snapped a shot of this one. Beautiful!

Seashore in the Garden

I'm linking my love of the seashore to my interest in gardening by adding Google for Gardeners search engine (look left). In my small garden in back of my house I use shells as a decorative feature. It's also fun to decorate inside with shells. I've made windchimes, mosaics and have bowls and jars of pretty shells inside my house. There are many examples of home decorating with shells. Try searching in Google for Gardeners and let me know what you come up with!