I'm retired and living in North Yorkshire, where I walk as often as I can, write, volunteer, and travel as often as I can.
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27 thoughts on “Summer’s Not Over: Butterflies at Beningborough”
Gorgeous! Isn’t it Beningborough that was being revitalised by one of the celeb gardeners, or am I confusing it with somewhere else? I’ve only been there once, long ago. Happy Saturday, Margaret! 🙂 🙂
No you’re not. Well remembered! Andy Sturgeon has been tasked with making changes in a modern way, but entirely in sympathy with the house and garden. Quite a task eh?
It’s reappeared here as well. We’re currently at Legoland having a breather at 6 year old’s birthday treat. It’s baking hot and I can’t begin to describe the grimness of the journey. Great time had by all!
You’ll be tireder than me then. I’m just back from another Stop the Coup Rally in Leeds, when a couple of the angriest and most articulate proponents of The Cause were Tories, though all parties had their say, and others such as Graffiti Granny from Wakefield. A good day!
Not a-l-w-a-y-s. An American band came to play in our village – there’s a good music school. As the only Anglophones in the village, we were asked to interpret at the inevitable reception. Several glasses of wine down the line, I listened carefully to our French host, and equally carefully summed up his words to the American conductor. ‘Do you know’, remarked the American ‘that you have been talking to me exclusively in French?’ Epic fail.
That makes me very happy. I’ve seen a number of monarchs this year, which is wonderful. I always wonder about the white butterflies, as they never seem to sit down on anything at all. 🙂
Hi Margaret,
This is a great gallery! By coincidence, I was finishing a draft of a post about Painted Ladies in our garden when I saw you’d commented on my burlap photo, and was able to add a link to your blog so everyone could enjoy what you’d “collected” in yours. I hope summer hangs on a bit longer, but autumn seems to be in a hurry. Cheers.
Gorgeous photos and all those yellow blooms obviously appealing to different kinds of butterflies. The single yellow dahlia with the spicy orange centre and bronze leaves makes for a great visual combination with the butterflies.
What a splendid collection of butterflies.
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They were an absolute delight.
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Gorgeous! Isn’t it Beningborough that was being revitalised by one of the celeb gardeners, or am I confusing it with somewhere else? I’ve only been there once, long ago. Happy Saturday, Margaret! 🙂 🙂
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No you’re not. Well remembered! Andy Sturgeon has been tasked with making changes in a modern way, but entirely in sympathy with the house and garden. Quite a task eh?
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I could only remember Andy, not the surname, but I think he’s a good man for the job. 🙂 🙂
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Wonderful captures, Margaret! It must have been a butterfly banquet.
Happy weekend. 😀
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It was, quite simply, a pleasure.
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What a beautiful collection!
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They were lovely to see, and pause over.
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It’s reappeared here as well. We’re currently at Legoland having a breather at 6 year old’s birthday treat. It’s baking hot and I can’t begin to describe the grimness of the journey. Great time had by all!
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You’ll be tireder than me then. I’m just back from another Stop the Coup Rally in Leeds, when a couple of the angriest and most articulate proponents of The Cause were Tories, though all parties had their say, and others such as Graffiti Granny from Wakefield. A good day!
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Just lovely. Happy weekend 🙂
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You too! Friends from France about to arrive: best hone my language skills again!
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I find wine helps with pronunciation! LOL
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Not a-l-w-a-y-s. An American band came to play in our village – there’s a good music school. As the only Anglophones in the village, we were asked to interpret at the inevitable reception. Several glasses of wine down the line, I listened carefully to our French host, and equally carefully summed up his words to the American conductor. ‘Do you know’, remarked the American ‘that you have been talking to me exclusively in French?’ Epic fail.
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That makes me very happy. I’ve seen a number of monarchs this year, which is wonderful. I always wonder about the white butterflies, as they never seem to sit down on anything at all. 🙂
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It’s been a brilliant year for butterflies. Nothing amazingly unusual in my case (though I’m no expert), but so many of them. Wonderful.
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Wonderful captures – this summer there were more butterflies than ever!
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Lovely to see that summer is not over yet. The butterflies and flowers complement each other so well.
Have just looked up the “graffiti granny” you mention. How considerate of her to use chalk – kind of like a graffiti version of snapchat?
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Such gorgeous butterflies!
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Hi Margaret,
This is a great gallery! By coincidence, I was finishing a draft of a post about Painted Ladies in our garden when I saw you’d commented on my burlap photo, and was able to add a link to your blog so everyone could enjoy what you’d “collected” in yours. I hope summer hangs on a bit longer, but autumn seems to be in a hurry. Cheers.
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Incredible shots – the way the butterflies become part of the flowers!
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They were amazing. So busy, yet so peace-inducing.
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Gorgeous photos and all those yellow blooms obviously appealing to different kinds of butterflies. The single yellow dahlia with the spicy orange centre and bronze leaves makes for a great visual combination with the butterflies.
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Yes, it’s true – yellow definitely was best. Though today it’s pink that’s making the running in the garden.
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Really, really beautiful! We’ve had so many butterflies this summer but they all seem to be Monarches. You’ve had a variety!
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Yes, though only those. Nothing else. But in such profusion, still.
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