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Fortunately the title has nothing to do with smoking, although Gerard and I got almost smoked by the heat in the Vosges during our last week. It was on the last day that a big orange butterfly flew into the house to cool down a little bit. A perfect opportunity for us to photograph this beauty with the funny French name.  Silver-washed Fritillary After three weeks and two days it was time to say goodbye to the Vosges, the quietness, the good life of doing nothing except enjoying!  Cheers!!! (Wanda, me, Gerard and Frank)
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On the 18th of June, by coincidence I found a caterpillar of the Marbled Fritillary and three days later the caterpillar (chenille) was transformed into a chrysalis.
 Marbled Fritillary Due to the extreme high temperatures all kind of butterfly species started flying. Last year I only saw one or two White Admirals at the same time....this year I saw a lot of them. Most of them were flying around in trees (also searching for females) but in the afternoon some of them came down to the brambles or ground to drink.  White Admiral So next year I hope to find a chenille of the White Admiral as a lot of Honeysuckle is growing near my house too.
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Maison BonheurSince August 2017 I'm the owner of Maison Bonheur, an old farmhouse in the Vosges. Because of its location in the forest/nature the possibilities for nature/peace/relaxing lovers are limitless. Archives
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