tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939528489287886153.post6751792211839580890..comments2024-03-10T15:20:46.846+00:00Comments on Martin's Moths: Good morning, my ladyMartinWainwrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08383027708524885786noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939528489287886153.post-31942897531215448372009-07-04T04:50:58.956+01:002009-07-04T04:50:58.956+01:00Penny, I love that you are writing under the nom d...Penny, I love that you are writing under the nom de plume of your spousal unit!!sarah meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12442276754468996416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939528489287886153.post-5905895655821438112009-07-03T22:54:27.753+01:002009-07-03T22:54:27.753+01:00Actually this is Penny making a guest appearance.....Actually this is Penny making a guest appearance...what an observant naturalist you are, Sarah (but we shd expect nothing less of an artist extraordinaire), and you were quite right in identifying the purple flower as a vetch -which is a great addition to our meadow but less welcome in our flowerbeds where its cunning labyrinthine roots make it a pretty permanent resident. The pod is actually part of the same plant, tho it looks edible. Are snow peas what we call mange-touts this side of the pond - from where we send warmest congrats on escaping the grip of your colonial past. Happy 4th July!MartinWainwrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08383027708524885786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939528489287886153.post-55790945785691778712009-07-02T22:41:33.917+01:002009-07-02T22:41:33.917+01:00Hi both! Happy Independence Day to you too, Sarah...Hi both! Happy Independence Day to you too, Sarah, and your moths. Good luck with the bulb - it's a mercury vapour one you need and they have to have a thing called a choke. Mind you, a nice very powerful ordinary bulb will probably interest them too. I'm not sure about snow peas; I'll try and check, but the purple is the vetch. It really thrives here and the insects love it. x for now<br /><br /><br />Thanks very much Monts - hope Cornwall and Lanner in particular is basking in the sun. Leeds has been lovely today though alas work has kept me mostly inside. Hope to be in touch again, all v best MMartinWainwrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08383027708524885786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939528489287886153.post-48112056892431666322009-07-02T19:35:04.254+01:002009-07-02T19:35:04.254+01:00Hi Martin
Just found the blog while sear...Hi Martin <br /> Just found the blog while searching through some mothy stuff. Nice content and interesting read well done.<br />Greetings from teddy oggi land(Cornwall)Montshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15871945439055671665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939528489287886153.post-578609303177319822009-07-02T11:45:55.044+01:002009-07-02T11:45:55.044+01:00That looks like a snow pea silhouetted against the...That looks like a snow pea silhouetted against the pale yellow moth. And is the purple flower the vetch? I believe we have that along the roadways upstate. I shall check this weekend - which is, of course, the 4th of July. We have company coming and, if they are interested, they can come with me on my search for a moth attracting bulb. I may have to travel far. but then, I have to travel far up there just to buy some milk! Happy Independence Day to you all! xxssarah meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12442276754468996416noreply@blogger.com