Papilio troilus, the spicebush swallowtail or green-clouded butterfly, is a common black swallowtail butterfly found in North America. Their flight period is early May to mid-October. The caterpillar is easily found in shelters of folded sassafras leaves.
I chose this butterfly because where I grew up they were plentiful. I remember sitting just watching them on a lazy Fall afternoon.
I have often wondered if they were named "spicebush" because the sassafras they favor has such a fragrant "spicy" smell when crushed.
It was not until I was in college that I decided to read the Lord of the Rings series and The Hobbit. I watched the movies while reading the trilogy. I did enjoy reading the books more than I thought and still trying to read other books Tolkien wrote.
In 1971 I discovered The Hobbit shortly after I finished Watership Down. (My sister had recommended both books.) I will forever link the two in my mind even though Watership was written in 1970 and The Hobbit was an old book dating from 1937.
In 1977 Rankin/Bass produced an animated Hobbit for TV. The characters look nothing like the live action characters of the 2012-2014 films.
The only thing they seem to have in common is all that hair.
I still have this 2 page layout I found in TV guide safely tucked it in my copy of The Hobbit.
Peter Jackson's films are lavish and sprawling with characters that have depth beyond the book at times. (I just wish he hadn't had to make 3 movies out of it when 2 would have worked.)
I managed to read all of Tolkien's books at least once. And I have seen all of the movies at least once. But what I think I loved the most about them all was the Shire architecture. I want a house in the hillside.
Skipper Butterfly:
Skippers are a family, Hesperiidae, of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies). Being diurnal, they are generally called as butterflies although they are placed in a superfamily Hesperioidea which is a sister-group of the Papilionoidea. They are so named for their quick, darting flight habits. Most have the antenna tip modified into a narrow hook like projection. More than 3500 species of skippers are recognized, and they occur worldwide, but with the greatest diversity in the Neotropical regions of Central and South America.
Frodo: I wish the Ring had never come to me. I wish none of this had happened.
Gandalf: So do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us. There are other forces at work in this world, Frodo, besides the will of evil
I was first introduced to The Hobbit when I was in my early 20s in book form. And my imagination was immediately captured! I went on to read the Lord of the Rings with great excitement - five different times in all. And I can't even begin to say how many times I've seen the movies. Rivendell still remains one of my favorite places of all time. (I just know that it exists somewhere!)
Tolkien's drawing of Rivendell, an Elven outpost in Middle-earth:
Smaug the Dragon ("a most specially greedy, strong and wicked worm") to Bilbo, The Hobbit:
JRR Tolkien, author of Lord of the Rings, at Oxford:
Thanks for joining me in visiting this great adventure again.
This month I chose a butterfly that I see in my driveway :) I found out the little yellow butterfly that see is called the Pink Edged Sulphur. From these swaps I have learned about lots of types of butterflies!! Love it! Hope you enjoy as well!!
MichelleGG
A medium-sized sulphur with a bright pink edge on all four wings. The upperside is bright yellow with a black border, narrower on the hindwing, with the black spot in the forewing cell faint or absent. The spot in the middle of the hindwing above is usually orange. The underside silvery spot is single and pink-rimmed. The female has greatly reduced black borders on the upperside and has a rare white form. Wingspan: 35 to 47 mm.
Range: This is a Boreal Zone species that also occurs in the U.S. in the west to Oregon and in the east from New England south in the Appalachians to Virginia. It is widespread in all provinces and into southern Northwest Territories at Fort Smith and Little Buffalo River.
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Papilio troilus, the spicebush swallowtail or green-clouded butterfly, is a common black swallowtail butterfly found in North America. Their flight period is early May to mid-October. The caterpillar is easily found in shelters of folded sassafras leaves.
I chose this butterfly because where I grew up they were plentiful. I remember sitting just watching them on a lazy Fall afternoon.
I have often wondered if they were named "spicebush" because the sassafras they favor has such a fragrant "spicy" smell when crushed.
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APDG ~ Hobbit Day
It was not until I was in college that I decided to read the Lord of the Rings series and The Hobbit. I watched the movies while reading the trilogy. I did enjoy reading the books more than I thought and still trying to read other books Tolkien wrote.
APDG ~ Hobbit Day
In 1971 I discovered The Hobbit shortly after I finished Watership Down. (My sister had recommended both books.) I will forever link the two in my mind even though Watership was written in 1970 and The Hobbit was an old book dating from 1937.
In 1977 Rankin/Bass produced an animated Hobbit for TV. The characters look nothing like the live action characters of the 2012-2014 films. The only thing they seem to have in common is all that hair.
I still have this 2 page layout I found in TV guide safely tucked it in my copy of The Hobbit.
Peter Jackson's films are lavish and sprawling with characters that have depth beyond the book at times. (I just wish he hadn't had to make 3 movies out of it when 2 would have worked.)
I managed to read all of Tolkien's books at least once. And I have seen all of the movies at least once. But what I think I loved the most about them all was the Shire architecture. I want a house in the hillside.
Wishing you
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Skipper Butterfly: Skippers are a family, Hesperiidae, of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies). Being diurnal, they are generally called as butterflies although they are placed in a superfamily Hesperioidea which is a sister-group of the Papilionoidea. They are so named for their quick, darting flight habits. Most have the antenna tip modified into a narrow hook like projection. More than 3500 species of skippers are recognized, and they occur worldwide, but with the greatest diversity in the Neotropical regions of Central and South America.
On the strength of Hobbits:
Frodo: I wish the Ring had never come to me. I wish none of this had happened.
Gandalf: So do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us. There are other forces at work in this world, Frodo, besides the will of evil
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APDG ~ Hobbit Day
I was first introduced to The Hobbit when I was in my early 20s in book form. And my imagination was immediately captured! I went on to read the Lord of the Rings with great excitement - five different times in all. And I can't even begin to say how many times I've seen the movies. Rivendell still remains one of my favorite places of all time. (I just know that it exists somewhere!)
Tolkien's drawing of Rivendell, an Elven outpost in Middle-earth:
Smaug the Dragon ("a most specially greedy, strong and wicked worm") to Bilbo, The Hobbit:
JRR Tolkien, author of Lord of the Rings, at Oxford:
Thanks for joining me in visiting this great adventure again.
BL~ Butterfly profile deco ლ Sept.
This month I chose a butterfly that I see in my driveway :) I found out the little yellow butterfly that see is called the Pink Edged Sulphur. From these swaps I have learned about lots of types of butterflies!! Love it! Hope you enjoy as well!!
MichelleGG
A medium-sized sulphur with a bright pink edge on all four wings. The upperside is bright yellow with a black border, narrower on the hindwing, with the black spot in the forewing cell faint or absent. The spot in the middle of the hindwing above is usually orange. The underside silvery spot is single and pink-rimmed. The female has greatly reduced black borders on the upperside and has a rare white form. Wingspan: 35 to 47 mm.
Range: This is a Boreal Zone species that also occurs in the U.S. in the west to Oregon and in the east from New England south in the Appalachians to Virginia. It is widespread in all provinces and into southern Northwest Territories at Fort Smith and Little Buffalo River.