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BLACK SWALLOWTAIL BUTTERFLY …….. 1ST ONE TO EMERGE ON JUNE 16TH

I just raised 27 Black Swallowtail caterpillars and the first one that emerged as the adult butterfly was a MALE. He was perfect emerging on 6/16 and let me take about 10 photos of him before flying off to find a nice single lady to mate with !!! I had a female butterfly lay 29… More »


HUNGRY CATERPILLARS :D

I had so many Black Swallowtail caterpillars on my fennel plants I had to take most of them inside to raise. I have 20 now in the house and most of them are big enough to start the next phase of their lifecycle. It’s time to Pupate which is when they form a chrysalis. That… More »


IT’S A BIRD …. IT’S A PLANE …….. NO IT’S A BUTTERFLY !!!

This is my last Black Swallowtail butterfly of the season she emerged last week. I had a male that emerged a week before her. So now I’m done raising caterpillars for the rest of the year unless I find some caterpillars on my parsley plants it’s still possible some might show up. Of course those… More »



30 Beautiful Butterfly Tattoos

If the day ever comes that I am brave enough to get a tattoo, I can almost guarantee you it will be a butterfly. A butterfly has always had an important place in my heart and the meaning behind it is truly special to me. I’ve been doing lots of browsing around lately and wanted… More »


Previews: “I Knew You” & “White Lilies”

Hey friends, today I want to show you my new lyrics, ok a little preview. Please tell me what do you think about “I Knew You” & “White Lilies”?


Mirror Mirror – Hunicorn Dreams

When I put on my magickal horn, I transcend to a realm of fantasy. A koi pond appears where my bed ends and the flappings of butterfly wings reveal stories and mysteries from other dimensions. Shot by Brian Ziff aka Vespertine<3 Horn: Firefly Path Dress: Forever 21 Stockings: BonBon Lingerie Shoes: Forever 21 Pink eyeshadow:… More »



Spring Nail Art Inspiration

You guys know I love my nail art. Last week at my favorite nail salon in LA- ES NAIL (thanks Hannabeth for the recommendation) I decided I was ready for spring nails. I got white and pink nails with hand -drawn flowers on each hand and rhinestones. It’s sort of crazy and I love it…. More »


COMIC MONDAY …… VINTAGE FARSIDE :D

I have so many comic strips of Gary Larsons Farside that I’ve saved though the years. He had the weirdest humor and brilliant mind I’m not sure he is doing this strip anymore though. I guess he finally ran out of ideas. I love this one since I raise butterflies I can just picture the… More »


Harry Styles Gets Gigantic Butterfly Tattoo in the Rihanna Zone

Everyone’s favorite One Directioner (or atleast mine) Harry Styles has added yet another tattoo to his ever-growing collection. The curley-haired leading man of my dreams posted this photo…



Behind The Scenes Of Magical Editorial

I had the most amazing editorial shoot the other day and can not wait for the photos to be released! Butterfly’s, glitter, snow, pony hair, fairy clothing… Everything anyone could dream of.


COMIC MONDAY ……. THE BEE AND THE BUTTERFLY :D

I guess it’s a battle to see who wins I vote for the Queen Bee she seems to rule and has many devoted subjects to win this battle 😀


COMIC MONDAY …….. MY MONARCH BUTTERFLIES having a CHAT

This is actually very true my caterpillars are eating like PIGS !!! I have raised so many Monarch butterflies this summer and I’m still doing it I have 6 caterpillars now and two more eggs waiting to hatch they have to be done with everything by the middle of October so the butterflies can migrate… More »



AMERICAN PAINTED LADY …………

I was outside gardening when I saw this butterfly on my Purple Cone flowers. I didn’t think I would get to post this since there were storms coming !!! But we have only had rain so far : )


TIGER SWALLOWTAIL UPSIDEDOWN ……..

It was a busy butterfly day in my yard there were many Tiger Swallowtails, Black Swallowtails and one Monarch that would not cooperate and pose for me. I’ll try and get him one of these days. This is the underside it’s not as colorful as the top of the butterfly but I thought you would… More »


GARDENING WITH TIGER SWALLOWTAILS : )

I was outside gardening and I had some butterfly friends that just ignored me and I was able to get some decent photos. I wish alll the butterflies were as cooperative with posing but sadly they have a 3 track mind EAT, MATE and FLY 😀



TIGER SWALLOWTAIL …….

I took this photo a few days ago it was the first Tiger to show up here. It was in motion the whole time and again I didn’t have my bigger camera outside to get a better shot. I had one show up today again and my first Monarch. I went inside to get my… More »


BLACK SWALLOWTAIL BUTTERFLY………FEMALE

It’s quite hard to get photos of the swallowtail butterflies since they move quite a bit. So this photo is about an hour after she emerged from her chrysalis today. It’s takes around an hour after they first emerge to pump up their wings with blood and let them harden so they can take flight…. More »


BLACK SWALLOWTAIL BUTTERFLY…….MY SECOND TO EMERGE : )

This male emerged today and let me take a few photos before he flew off, he’s in my butterfly emergence case that’s why you see the screen. The adult butterfly emerges from the chrysalis, some people like to think they are born but in the lifecycle of a butterfly the caterpillar would be born since… More »



BLACK SWALLOWTAIL BUTTERFLY UPDATE………

You might remember I told you about the Black Swallowtail caterpillars being able to change their chrysalis color that most resembles where it decides to pupate [it’s resting state] before it emerges as the adult butterfly. This caterpillar decided to go onto a stick I provided for it so now it looks like part of… More »


THE FIRST CHRYSALIS OF THE SEVEN CATERPILLARS ……….

My first Black Swallowtail caterpillar is in it’s resting state [Pupa] now so now it begins it’s journy to become a beautiful Butterfly !!! Three more of the caterpillars are finished eating and now getting into thier position to pupate and will eventually look like this also. They may become green like this one or… More »


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