I walked along a local roadside this morning and picked several stems of Queen Anne’s Lace. I chose silver dollar-sized flowers for my two-fold purpose. One is to press the flower as a whole, and also press a few of the smaller florets. I love the floral details captured in the upper left corner of the photograph. I pressed several of the flowers and placed them for a few hours inside the car under a weight. The heat of the car will flash press them, and they will be ready to use within three days by ‘Using the Heat at Hand‘.
I bring Swallowtail Caterpillars to maturity on the back porch. If I leave them in the garden they soon disappear. My second purpose is to pick enough Queen Anne’s Lace to also feed the caterpillars. I have good luck raising them, and fifty-plus Black Swallowtail butterflies started life on the porch this summer. This year, since the fennel is becoming quickly depleted, I added Queen Anne’s Lace as a host plant. Along with rue, dill, and a few sprigs of carrot foliage, I’ve had the largest and strongest ‘flutter‘ of caterpillars/butterflies ever.
Caterpillars taking a nap beneath an umbrella of Queen Anne’s Lace – Priceless. The beautiful off-white flowers of Queen Anne’s Lace are part of Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge/Color.
MINDING MY P'S WITH Q 
I so adore your photos for this week. Thanks so much for joining in the fun 😀
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Thanks Cee. I am trying to get back into blogging again. After twelve years I seem to come around to the same old things. Your challenges are so helpful in giving me some new inspiration. Thanks again for all you offer to others through your challenges.
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Pretty photos
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Thanks, I enjoy photographing my own gardens and even the wildflowers growing alongside the road.
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Bless you! Saving the butterfly population as well as bees is most important.
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Thanks. I do like the bees too, but leave that to the beekeepers.
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Your photos are beautiful nature captures and you are kind to feed them like you do
Beautiful post
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Thank you. I enjoy the butterfly moments on the back porch. When I see one outdoors I wonder, ‘Is it mine?’
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How fun
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