TRR photo by Sandy Long A great spangled fritillary sips nectar from the mint-scented perennial known as bee balm.

Brush-footed butterflies

Admirals, checkerspots, crescentspots, angle wings, leafwings, painted ladies, tortoiseshells and longwings—these delightfully named butterflies join the fritillaries in a family known as the brush-footed butterflies. Common to all is the characteristic of shortened forelegs reduced to tiny paw-like appendages that are useless for walking.

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The joys of fishing

“Ah yes, take a child fishing and throw the little rascal in.”

—W. C. Fields

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Gardening workshop

BLOOMING GROVE, PA—Penn State Cooperative Extension will hold a gardening workshop from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on August 12 at the Pike County Conservation District Education Building, Route 402 in Blooming Grove, PA.

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Also in this issue:

• A jubilee day at Catskill Fly Fishing Center