Monthly Archives: June 2004

Butterfly #21 — Pearl Crescent

Posted on June 28, 2004 by Roger

phyciodes tharos Monday, June 28, 2004 — 4:40 pm McHenry County, Illinois — Hickory Grove Conservation Area This tiny butterfly was flying low over the mowed horse-trail through the prairie along the back of the housing development. I watched as it … Continue reading →

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Reptile-Amphibian #11 — American Toad

Posted on June 28, 2004 by Roger

bufo americanus Monday, June 28, 2004 — 4:30 pm McHenry County, Illinois — Hickory Grove Conservation Area I almost stepped on it. It was sitting in the middle of the packed-dirt horse path at the edge of the scrubby woods near … Continue reading →

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Butterfly #20 — Little Wood-Satyr

Posted on June 28, 2004 by Roger

megisto cymela Monday, June 28, 2004 — 4:00 pm Fel-Pro Conservation Area This small, brown, nondescript butterfly was fluttering low right at the edge of the woods in the mown picnic area along the paved path. It landed on a leaf … Continue reading →

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Grouseland — Vincennes, Indiana

Posted on June 13, 2004 by Roger

Grouseland was the home of William Henry Harrison. Now it’s owned by the DAR and the guides are local volunteers. We gained entrance the way we’d get into any house — we rang the doorbell. A woman let us in … Continue reading →

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George Rogers Clark National Historical Park, Indiana

Posted on June 13, 2004 by Roger

On our way back north from Mammoth Cave, we spent a night in Vincennes, Indiana. This was one of the most depressing, run-down towns I’ve ever seen and our hotel was pitiful. We toured the local sites in the morning … Continue reading →

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