Renaissance: Back When There Were Butterflies

Thursday, October 22, 2020

We found lots of caterpillars on the dill which meant lots of butterfly hatching this year.

The first of the bunch was a Eastern Black Swallowtail.

My favorite part about Eastern Black Swallowtails are the teeny pin pricks of vibrant blue at the base of their wings.

And also the faces they elicit from Ineke.

Elisabeth Leake said...: I love butterflies. These pictures are really beautiful.; 1:53 PM
Abigail said...: Beautiful.

And, oh, Ineke!

How can anyone not love her looking at these pictures?!; 11:21 AM

The 2020 "Put 'Em Up List"

("jars" means I used a variety of sizes)

~Canned~

~Blubarb Jam (5 pints)

~Mixed Berrybarb Jam (5 pints)

~Strawberry Rhubarb Jam (7 jars)

~Stevia-sweetened strawberry rhubarb jam (5 jars)

~zucchini relish (39 pints)

~bread and butter pickles (19 pints)

~Hamburger Dill Pickles (7 qts, 7 pints)

~ Tomatoes (94 qts.)

~ Tomatoes with Jalapeno (for chili) (12 qts)

~ Venison burger (7 qts)

~ salsa (16 p)

~ jalapeno jelly (10 pints)

~ bone broth (beef) (6 qts)

~ bone broth (chicken) 8 qts

~ chicken soup 8 qts

~ Pizza sauce (7 qts)

~ Apple Cider (4 half gallon jars)

~ apple butter (12 jars)

~ blackberry jelly (9 jars)

~Frozen~

~cilantro

~basil

~Dehydrated/Dried~

~ Apple Slices and chips

~ Mint

~ Chamomile

~Misc.~

~ Maple Syrup (1 gallon)

~ Elderberry Cordial

~ Lemon verbena oil (for soap making)

~ Lemon Verbena vinegar (for cleaning)

~ Garlic

~ saurkraut (1 gallon)

~ Lard (12 qts)