Comments on: Love and death at the milkweed saloon http://www.vianegativa.us/2006/07/love-and-death-at-the-milkweed-saloon/ How can we live without the unknown before us? —Rene Char Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:53:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Via Negativa » Blog Archive » Milk of paradise http://www.vianegativa.us/2006/07/love-and-death-at-the-milkweed-saloon/#comment-7393 Via Negativa » Blog Archive » Milk of paradise Tue, 15 Aug 2006 16:03:47 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/2006/07/19/love-and-death-at-the-milkweed-saloon/#comment-7393 [...] The last blossoms have faded and fallen at the milkweed patch, so things aren’t quite as frantic there now as they were a month ago. But it’s a still a pretty happening place. Whereas in July the patch was like a saloon, serving everyone who came, now it’s more like a walled garden, unapproachable to all but the few species that are adapted to feed on milkweed — and the things that feed on them. When I stopped by on Sunday, every other plant seemed to host a monarch caterpillar. [...] [...] The last blossoms have faded and fallen at the milkweed patch, so things aren’t quite as frantic there now as they were a month ago. But it’s a still a pretty happening place. Whereas in July the patch was like a saloon, serving everyone who came, now it’s more like a walled garden, unapproachable to all but the few species that are adapted to feed on milkweed — and the things that feed on them. When I stopped by on Sunday, every other plant seemed to host a monarch caterpillar. [...]

]]> By: Via Negativa » Blog Archive » Wheel bug http://www.vianegativa.us/2006/07/love-and-death-at-the-milkweed-saloon/#comment-6358 Via Negativa » Blog Archive » Wheel bug Sat, 05 Aug 2006 19:40:05 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/2006/07/19/love-and-death-at-the-milkweed-saloon/#comment-6358 [...] Yesterday afternoon, I stopped by the milkweed patch on the way back from a walk to the Far Field. A few monarchs still sailed back and forth, no doubt looking for places to lay their eggs, and a tiger swallowtail and great-spangled fritillary patronized the few remaining blossoms. The clusters of gray-green pods poking out from under the big, flat milkweed leaves almost suggested a miniature banana plantation. [...] [...] Yesterday afternoon, I stopped by the milkweed patch on the way back from a walk to the Far Field. A few monarchs still sailed back and forth, no doubt looking for places to lay their eggs, and a tiger swallowtail and great-spangled fritillary patronized the few remaining blossoms. The clusters of gray-green pods poking out from under the big, flat milkweed leaves almost suggested a miniature banana plantation. [...]

]]> By: Words http://www.vianegativa.us/2006/07/love-and-death-at-the-milkweed-saloon/#comment-6015 Words Mon, 31 Jul 2006 15:32:16 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/2006/07/19/love-and-death-at-the-milkweed-saloon/#comment-6015 <strong>Circus of the Spineless XI...</strong> Welcome to the 11th edition of Circus of the Spineless. This is the first time I've ever hosted a blog carnival. Putting it together has been an interesting experience - I just hope I haven't left anything out! I couldn't... Circus of the Spineless XI…

Welcome to the 11th edition of Circus of the Spineless. This is the first time I’ve ever hosted a blog carnival. Putting it together has been an interesting experience – I just hope I haven’t left anything out! I couldn’t…

]]> By: Dave http://www.vianegativa.us/2006/07/love-and-death-at-the-milkweed-saloon/#comment-5462 Dave Sat, 22 Jul 2006 18:11:37 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/2006/07/19/love-and-death-at-the-milkweed-saloon/#comment-5462 That sounds great, suzanne. I'll look forward to that photo. The mere thought of a torn thumb ligament gives me the heebie-jeebies. Glad to hear you're recovering. And it's gratifying to think that my post might have helped in some small way. That sounds great, suzanne. I’ll look forward to that photo.

The mere thought of a torn thumb ligament gives me the heebie-jeebies. Glad to hear you’re recovering. And it’s gratifying to think that my post might have helped in some small way.

]]> By: suzanne http://www.vianegativa.us/2006/07/love-and-death-at-the-milkweed-saloon/#comment-5457 suzanne Sat, 22 Jul 2006 17:18:58 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/2006/07/19/love-and-death-at-the-milkweed-saloon/#comment-5457 this entry has inspired me, Dave I loked through my milweed photos (some blooms but mainly those wonderfully erotic pods) and I just happen to have {still] that bag of down and I'm spinning a little skein with deep purple fleece so the down shows and I'll send you a photo when I have some done I'm also finding that spinning is great rehabilitative activity for my reattached torn ligament thumb always great to accomplish more than one thing in doing something for which one has a passion this entry has inspired me, Dave
I loked through my milweed photos
(some blooms but mainly those wonderfully
erotic pods)

and I just happen to have
{still] that bag of down and I’m spinning
a little skein with deep purple fleece
so the down shows
and I’ll send you a photo
when I have some done

I’m also finding that spinning is great
rehabilitative activity
for my reattached torn ligament thumb

always great to accomplish
more than one thing
in doing something for which
one has a passion

]]> By: Dave http://www.vianegativa.us/2006/07/love-and-death-at-the-milkweed-saloon/#comment-5314 Dave Thu, 20 Jul 2006 11:49:37 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/2006/07/19/love-and-death-at-the-milkweed-saloon/#comment-5314 marja-leena - I haven't checked on the web, but with close to dozen native species of milkweed in North America, I'm sure you must have some out in British Columbia. And yes, they too tend to make very cool pods! We have two different Christmas tree ornaments fashioned from the pods of common milkweed. Natalie - Fabre is one of my favorite natural histroy authors of all-time, even if my ignorance of French forces me to read him in translation. See <a href="http://www.vianegativa.us/2004/01/17/the-way-of-a-naturalist-part-2/" rel="nofollow">here</a>. I'm glad to hear you enjoy these kinds of posts. When I started blogging, I didn't intend to write about nature at all -- that's my mom's beat -- but I couldn't keep it out! And I very much appreciate hearing that these sorts of posts are reaching a wide variety of readers, not just my fellow nature-nerds. Ontario Wanderer - Thanks! I've just started using Flickr - it's more time-consuming to retrieve code from than Photobucket, which I had been using, but I like the ability to group pictures into sets and share photos more easily. I'll check out your own flickr page as soon as I get the chance. marja-leena – I haven’t checked on the web, but with close to dozen native species of milkweed in North America, I’m sure you must have some out in British Columbia. And yes, they too tend to make very cool pods! We have two different Christmas tree ornaments fashioned from the pods of common milkweed.

Natalie – Fabre is one of my favorite natural histroy authors of all-time, even if my ignorance of French forces me to read him in translation. See here.
I’m glad to hear you enjoy these kinds of posts. When I started blogging, I didn’t intend to write about nature at all — that’s my mom’s beat — but I couldn’t keep it out! And I very much appreciate hearing that these sorts of posts are reaching a wide variety of readers, not just my fellow nature-nerds.

Ontario Wanderer – Thanks! I’ve just started using Flickr – it’s more time-consuming to retrieve code from than Photobucket, which I had been using, but I like the ability to group pictures into sets and share photos more easily. I’ll check out your own flickr page as soon as I get the chance.

]]> By: Ontario Wanderer http://www.vianegativa.us/2006/07/love-and-death-at-the-milkweed-saloon/#comment-5310 Ontario Wanderer Thu, 20 Jul 2006 10:04:18 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/2006/07/19/love-and-death-at-the-milkweed-saloon/#comment-5310 Great post! Églantine and I spend a lot of time checking out our Milkweed patches for insect photo ops. We are often rewarded. I like your idea of a Flickr set re milkweed. Perhaps I should gather my photos in a new set. Great post! Églantine and I spend a lot of time checking out our Milkweed patches for insect photo ops. We are often rewarded. I like your idea of a Flickr set re milkweed. Perhaps I should gather my photos in a new set.

]]> By: Natalie http://www.vianegativa.us/2006/07/love-and-death-at-the-milkweed-saloon/#comment-5309 Natalie Thu, 20 Jul 2006 09:40:58 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/2006/07/19/love-and-death-at-the-milkweed-saloon/#comment-5309 Fascinating information, Dave. You are so interestingly encyclopedic. Being your particular mother's son helps, I guess, giving you a headstart over most people. Though I'm shockingly lacking in natural history knowledge, I love such personal journeys into the heart of the miniature world beneath our feet. A favourite book of mine is Fabre's "The Secret Life of Insects". Do you know it? Fascinating information, Dave. You are so interestingly encyclopedic. Being your particular mother’s son helps, I guess, giving you a headstart over most people. Though I’m shockingly lacking in natural history knowledge, I love such personal journeys into the heart of the miniature world beneath our feet. A favourite book of mine is Fabre’s “The Secret Life of Insects”. Do you know it?

]]> By: marja-leena http://www.vianegativa.us/2006/07/love-and-death-at-the-milkweed-saloon/#comment-5277 marja-leena Wed, 19 Jul 2006 19:44:20 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/2006/07/19/love-and-death-at-the-milkweed-saloon/#comment-5277 Lovely, Dave, all those beuatiful flowers and insects! I don't think I've ever seen a milkweed plant, maybe they don't grow around here. I do have a gorgeous pod that someone gave me that I think is milkweed - it came from the hotter drier interior of BC. It looks rather erotic. Lovely, Dave, all those beuatiful flowers and insects! I don’t think I’ve ever seen a milkweed plant, maybe they don’t grow around here. I do have a gorgeous pod that someone gave me that I think is milkweed – it came from the hotter drier interior of BC. It looks rather erotic.

]]> By: Dave http://www.vianegativa.us/2006/07/love-and-death-at-the-milkweed-saloon/#comment-5274 Dave Wed, 19 Jul 2006 18:51:16 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/2006/07/19/love-and-death-at-the-milkweed-saloon/#comment-5274 <blockquote> I see fluff I just have to give it a twist . . .</blockquote> Heh. I'll bet the editor of the <em>National Enquirer</em> says that too!

I see fluff
I just have to give it a twist . . .

Heh. I’ll bet the editor of the National Enquirer says that too!

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