What is a treasure that’s been lost? There were fewer butterflies last year. A treasure that does not have to be lost.


What is a treasure that’s been lost? There were fewer butterflies last year. A treasure that does not have to be lost.
Kohler-Andrae State Park
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
September 8, 2018 – Photo by Karl
Karl saw a monarch butterfly yesterday, in the yard.
home from mailing
poetry notes
monarch butterfly
greets me
at the back door
A poem from my archives, and reprinted at Poems For Bulletin Boards.
bright sunny day
and steadily they go by . . .
monarchs flying south
As Karl said, “Their epic journey.”
This was September 17, 2014.
August begins with garden ideas for butterflies.
Kohler-Andrae State Park
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
July 11, 2018 – Photos by Karl
Ancient Shores Trail at Friends Fishing Pond is part of Kohler-Andrae State Park. The photos are by Karl on June 25, 2020.
Psalms to pray
and poems to read
sun on seawalls
taking care each day
now and for the future
Earth Day