I'm glad you enjoyed these. I figure that if I include a few links with the pictures that point people to interesting plants or animals, maybe that will inspire someone to learn more or even add something to their wildlife garden.

I didn't know how valuable goldenrods were until I was researching wildflowers for a poem and stumbled across an article about keystone wildflowers that listed how many species they support. So I reduced my efforts to suppress it in the prairie garden. I still don't want it to take over the whole yard, but I do want to keep a substantial amount. I had previously noticed lots of butterflies on it, but the actual numbers were enlightening. Maybe I can provide that experience for someone else.