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Monarch on Scarlet milkweed

August 24, 2017 / Rebecca / 6 Comments
Monarch butterfly on Scarlet milkweed 1
Monarch butterfly on Scarlet milkweed 2
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A Monarch butterfly attracted to the bright red and yellow blossoms of the Scarlet milkweed — a popular flower in butterfly gardens.

“Crowded places, I shunned them as noises too rude
And flew to the silence of sweet solitude.”
~John Clare

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