This is only half an ID, since I don’t know what kind of butterfly that is. But the plant it’s on is a bastard indigo (Amorpha fruticosa).

But first, in honor of Earth Day, the online art community deviantART is donating 10% of its prints sales to The Nature Conservancy. I suspect I may be bound by law to pimp this, but even if I had no association with either organization2, it’s damned nice of ‘em. And they have some really excellent [...]

This eastern fence lizard was sunning itself on the front porch this morning.

Two more pictures from Florida Caverns.

Underground.

Aboveground.

These little two-toned flowers are blooming all around the visitor center at Florida Caverns State Park right now.

This may be the single most relevant-to-my-blog thing I have ever linked to. It’s not often you find writing and botany in the same link. But here’s one. Found via Sandra Gail Lambert, a poem about kudzu!

I was looking for pitcher plants in the Apalachee Savannahs when I happened to see this little plant, the pale grass-pink (Calopogon pallidus). It’s a member of the orchid family, as you may have guessed from the oddly shaped flowers. The flowers may be small, but they’re very interesting up close.