I sacrificed my parsley plant for this lovely lady.
Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly
And how do I know it’s a lovely lady and not a handsome fella? Because she has those bluish markings on her tail. That distinguishes the female from the male.
Isn’t she lovely? ?? Sing it, you guys!
But at first she was ugly. I wish I had taken her picture then, so I could show you what she looked like. But I’m sure you can google it.
When I started gardening a long time ago, I didn’t know that the caterpillars devouring my parsley were baby butterflies, so I promptly cut off the branches that hosted them and threw them over the fence, branches and caterpillars all. < — Insert facepalm here.
What a novice gardener! You have no idea how guilty and distraught I felt when I found out! Don’t make the same mistake!
Anyway, that’s a short butterfly lesson for you.
And btw, I’m going away again, fiesta friends. This time for more than a week. Hopefully it’ll be more relaxing than the short vacation we just had!
P.S. I’m working on a recipe right now. I’ll give you a sneak peek:
Can you guess what it is?! A bajillion dollars for you if you guess right. < — Insert an eyeroll here.
P.P.S. Who wants to cohost after August 18? A bajillion dollars for you if you do. < — Insert another eyeroll here.
And now, features!
S’mores Cake from Jess @ Cooking Is My Sport
“I mean, what else is there to do on a nice warm summer evening? If this recipe doesn’t say summer, I don’t know what does.” — Jenny
“S’mores, say no more!” — Liz
Apricot Turnover from Jenny @ Jenny Is Baking
“This is my pick. I want to make this. Just look at the color! Plus, it’s stuffed with cream cheese!” — Angie
Fruit Yeast Water Bread from Elaine @ foodbod
“My pick again! What, I can’t pick twice?! But this is truly amazing, you guys! This bread is made with wild yeast cultivated from just water and apple slices! I kid you not. How could you not be impressed!” — Angie
A Marriage of Marsala and Piccata from Diann @ Of Goats and Greens
“Thighs are my favorite and I like the GF twist.” — Liz
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Now, let’s party! Join Fiesta Friday #183 by adding your link. Don’t forget to link your post to FiestaFriday.net and the co-hosts’ blogs, so we can feature you. Your cohosts this week are Sarah @ Sarah’s Little Kitchen and Shinta @ Caramel Tinted Life
If you’re new to Fiesta Friday, please read the guidelines.
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I’ll cohost!
Yay! Is August 25 okay?
Wow..What a lovely butterfly..An amazing moment in a gardener’s life..But feeling sorry for your parsley!!
Hope that you are enjoying vacation.Happy Fiesta Friday:)
Thanks Nimmi! Say…didn’t you say you can cohost again? ?
Ha Ha..yeah I would love to cohost the party again..I am ready for August 16th..
You mean Aug 18? That’s taken, but I need someone on Aug 25.
Oh sorry Angie..That week I would be a bit busy.May be I can’t pay attention to all the guests at the party. Sorry.,
That’s too bad, Nimmi. Maybe September?
Yeah sure..
September 1? FF187.
Again I’m sorry!! September 1st it is Eid..September second or third week would be perfect..
September 8?
Absolutely fine :)!!
Yay! ?
yayyyyy…:)
Sorry August 18th!!
Haha…
What a beautiful butterfly AND a beautiful photo – incredible! Safe travels and have a lovely trip 🙂
Thanks! I love that photo! Sometimes you get lucky. Can I interest you in cohosting, Mara? ?
I wish I could, but I’m afraid I wouldn’t be a very attentive host. I’ll be starting to gear up for another school year at that point and things are getting chaotic 🙁
I understand ?
The photo is stunning, as is the flower and the butterfly, absolutely beautiful!
Thank you so much for featuring my fruit yeast water bread, I’m so glad you like it xx
Thanks Elaine! And thanks for the bread recipe! I haven’t been this excited about a recipe in a long time ??
Gosh, really? That’s great, I hope you enjoy the process, and the outcome ??
Sometimes the process is enough to satisfy you ?
Absolutely!!! That’s why I enjoy making bread so much even though I rarely eat it!
Beautiful butterfly and I can’t wait to see the finished product of that recipe! Enjoy your trip!
Thanks so much! Working on it right now ? I hate selecting photos, lol ?
Well at least you’re great at taking photos so you have great ones to choose from, I’m still learning the photo taking tricks!
You’re too kind! Would you be interested in cohosting Fiesta Friday? Sorry, had to ask ?
Definitely! I’ll be travelling 8/18 and all of September (hence all my post travel posts lol) but could do 8/25 or sometime in October!
Yay! August 25 it is. It’s Fiesta Friday #186. Thanks so much! What’s your email? I’ll send you the cohosting guidelines.
Whoohoo! turkswhoeat@gmail.com
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I’m in love with your double tiger lillies and that photo with the gorgeous tiger butterfly. Great shot Angie!
I was lucky to be in the right place at the right time! Guess what? Lots of baby lily bulbs forming! If I could share them with you, I would. I wonder if you’re allowed to send bulbs to Canada. I once was mailed roselle seeds by a blogger friend overseas and the NY customs confiscated them!
Hi Angie – I just had to share my photo of a swallowtail caterpillar on my parsley plant this year. It was hard to downsize from such a big yard with lots of flowers, herbs and such but when I saw this little guy it just made my day 🙂 Then when you posted such a beautiful shot of a butterfly I thought it would be fun to show what a caterpillar looks like. Yes, I can start to co-host – just let me know.
Yay on both counts! You sharing the caterpillar photo and cohosting ? I offered Aug 25 to Colleen but haven’t received a reply. But I do need cohosts Sept 1 and 8. Which one is good for you?
Either date is fine – let me know 🙂
Ok, will do ?
I just took another picture of a “baby” 1-inch caterpillar as the other two big ones are gone enjoying some pretty flowers like yours. Nature never fails to make me happy 🙂
You mean there are several generations in one season? I have to take a look if there are more babies out there. I feel the same way about nature.
Yes, I was surprised to see it but it’s definitely smaller and does not have the deep green coloring of the two larger ones. Fun! Fun! Fun!
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I’d say that is a good swap, parsley is great but those flowers are beautiful and hey parsley is easy to find in the supermarket or green market. Guessing is hard on that photo but it looks like the yeasted middle eastern (Moroccan) pancakes was going to say focaccia but it has so many holes. Can’t wait to see the answer.
You’re so good!! It is the Moroccan pancake! A bajillion dollars for you ? I’ll probably post later today or tomorrow. I took way too many photos and I’m trying to whittle them down. Don’t you just hate the selecting and editing photos part of blogging?
Wow!!! I’m a bajillionaire??omg hate the photo editing part never quite satisfied!!!
I feel exactly the same way!!!
For me that photo looks like Kerala Appam..is it right?
Close but no cigar, Lathi. It’s Moroccan pancake. I’ve actually made appam before, so good!
Angie, that is a super beautiful picture. I would have sacrificed my plants for this butterfly as well. Such a wonderful pic, you should enter it in a competition!
And thanks for the feature, I didn’t expect that.
Thanks, Jenny! Not sure about entering a competition, though ? I’m sure real photographers will be outraged, lol. I love your turnover recipe!
She is indeed a lovely lady!!?
You can (also) put me on Aug25, Angie! I was also going to say something like a Middle Eastern pancake, but not sure from which country. Congrats to Suzanne!?
Still waiting for Colleen to confirm Aug 25. How about you take Sept 8 with Nimmi?
Sure, Sept 8 is with Nimmi sounds great!
Great! Thanks, Jhuls!
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This looks just like appams or fermented rice pancakes which are local to Kerala! Now I’m intrigued about Moroccan pancakes….these two pancakes could be twins that were separated at birth!
It does look like appams, which I’ve made for the first FF Challenge, but thinner. The taste is somewhat different but there are obvious similarities. Thanks for cohosting, Shinta! I hope you’re having fun! ?
She is beautiful! A great photo.
A holiday sounds amazing! Apparently the jet stream has dropped from the UK, the rest of Europe is super hot and awe are trudging along here wondering if we will have another proper warm day before it gets really cold!
I can see that Suzanne already guessed right, I was going for an English crumpet! And clearly I was wrong anyway! ha ha
Happy Weekend! 🙂
It’s hot here, too. And humid and sticky, just the kind of day that zaps your energy. I’ve already showered twice today!
I was thinking most people would guess crumpet ?? Enjoy your weekend and stay cool!
Hi Angie! Happy Fiesta Friday and weekend to you! Your picture is absolutely beautiful! Great Shot! <3
Thanks, Arlene! It was a lucky shot. I was in the right place at the right time 🙂
Hi Angie,
I am interested in hosting Fiesta Friday after 18th August. Please let me know in advance then I can prepare accordingly.I am reminding you that I hosted the 98th edition in Dec. 2015
Thanks for hosting, have a nice week.
That’s great! I’m putting you down for Sept 1, Fiesta Friday 187. Is that good for you?
Yes dear.
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A belated thanks for highlighting my chicken recipe above! I’ve been busy and not as online as I’d like. However, after the middle of September I volunteer to host here again, if that’s available?
You’re welcome, it’s a wonderful recipe! Can you cohost Sept 15, Fiesta Friday #189?