Sara, Penny & Janice in the garden

[Alliecat]

We don't see Monarchs much around me any more. Milkweeds are in much shorter supply than they used to be. They were giving seeds away at the county fair this year, to encourage people to plant them in their yards.

Alas, pesticides are killing off their habitat. Numbers of Monarchs have dwindled everywhere. I raised hundreds when we lived in Ontario. I don't see many here, and have to get pupae from my neighbour with the electric-fenced butterfly garden, since the deer destroyed my milkweed patch. Monarch Watch (http://monarchwatch.org/) has a program to distribute plants & seeds, as well as a registry of "waystation" gardens.

I am super jealous of that monarch and little dal photo! Very precious. I should go to the butterfly garden in a nearby city

Yes you should! You might get some fun photos. At least the dolls could pose with lots of pretty flowers.

I am consistently amazed at the excellence of your photography Allie I mean it, I have never seen such clear, natural, beautiful pics of teeny lil dolls interacting with nature and looking so human doing it.

Aw, that is just the nicest compliment! Thank you so much
I was thinking recently about why I like doll photography after so many years of nature photography... part of it is the challenge of making them look real, and setting up a scene rather than just documenting something. Adds a new degree of challenge
I'm happy that you like them!