FurBabies by Nancy Beiman for March 19, 2025

Nectar filled.

Butterflies are self-propelled flowers.

Reminds me so much of Dante, the now 9 years old Lab mix. He likes to gaze at birds. Our first dog, Snoopy a Sprocker Spaniel (a truly gorgeous black and white sports Spaniel) loved chasing butterflies, when he was a puppy he’d chase the shadows and pounce on them as if trying to catch them. He also would “hunt” birds and jump like a spring to greet you. The rest of the time he would go “British”: sit outside in the shadow exactly like one of those old marvel lion statues and move only his head to gaze and get back in pose. Quite a “gentleman’s dog”.

If there’s nectar, it could be a drinks bar.

I’ve got a milkweed “snack bar” just outside my bedroom window. Monarchs and other butterflies have been frequenting it every summer for at least the past 45 years, and probably a lot longer, since it was already here when I first moved onto this property.

Little Sirius enjoying sweet smells and meeting butterflies for the first time-so sweet, so simple. What a lovely comic.

So peaceful and nice!