Prairie Winds Farm

In April, 2012 I was antique shopping in Houston, Texas and came across glass sculpture glistening outside a shop.   I thought to myself why I could do that.  So, I researched the methods of building such a sculpture.  I interviewed two Ladies I met at the Katy Craft show from Ohio and Spring, Texas who had spent the last year gathering glass and gluing sculptures and other items as garden and interior home decor.  I reviewed advice and techniques in etsy, eBay and bloggers who sold, wrote about and photographed these garden ornaments glistening in the sunset. I took a trip to Roundtop antiques show with a dear friend and got her interested.  We both came home with boxes of bud vases, candlesticks, plates, bowls, saucers etc.  Armed with our E6000 glue we began to assemble our masterpieces.. My friends pieces took on a whimsical glow and mine took on a more french country, classic look.  

Growing up as a Catholic who had the Ten Commandments posted on her classroom wall allowed me to easily memorize them and work continuously to adhere to them.  Recently my sister posted this copy on Facebook.  Thought I would share them with you.  Now you see how being raised in Louisiana can affect your afterlife!

Gulf Fritillary, Agraulis vanillae  nectaring on Eupatorium odoratum.   This butterfly gardening nectar source is a butterfly magnet in the month of October.   Many different species stop by to feed as they make their way south for the winter.  SURPRISE!!! It is a Dyras iulia,  Julia Longwing in Katy, Texas feeding on the mistflower mentioned above. A rare sight for this part of  Southeast Texas . We saw this species last year and this year feeding on the same plant as well as a Heliconius  charitonius, Zebra Longwing also seen last year and this year. And of course, lots of Monarchs and Queens visited in the month of November. Plant mistflower in the fall months.  Once it blooms profusely and the butterflies visit it on their journey the blooms will brown and set seed.  Once this happens, you should cut it back to about 10 to 12 inches above the crown of the root zone.  It will shoot back in April or March and bloom  once again in the early to l