This monarch butterfly rests on a sapling locust tree along the Delaware on a late October afternoon. Hopefully, this male (indicated by the two black dots on its inner wings) migrated far enough south to escape the snow storm that hit one week later.
Fall fauna
By now, most of us have cleaned up the last of the limbs off lawns and driveways that were felled by our pre-Halloween snowstorm. Perhaps this is a harbinger of the upcoming winter. The wildlife activity in the area shows that animals are getting ready for the cold and snow, each in its own way. Here’s what animals were doing what during late October.
As November cools the summer garden, I’m embraced by foliage from our jungle of houseplants. Their green energy will make good company when I’m gazing on wintry landscapes. Plants adapt readily to their new window-ledge homes, flush with renewed vigor. We share lowered sunlight in shortened days and hope for next season’s adventures with seed and flora.
