Autumn Days

The Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) is blooming at the end of October and one month into autumn. It's known as frostweed because with the first winter freezes, the stems will exude water that freezes into beautiful shapes.

Here's a photo of the white blooms with four butterflies and a bee enjoying the offering. The plants grow to about 4 feet high. It's interesting that we still have butterflies so late in the year. I think the only time we don't see them is in the deepest part of winter.

Since it's so close to Halloween, I thought I'd share a part of our woods which I thought looked a bit spooky today.