My First Nature Post

Welcome to Margaret's Nature Blog!!
Hi, I'm Margaret.  I am a nine 9 year old girl from Illinois.  I enjoy all things that include nature.  Like birdwatching, camping, fishing, and going for long rides in the car with my family to look for animals.  I also love going to my Grandma and Grandpa's cabin and building fairy houses, and gardens.  Follow along with me as I share my experiences with you.  I will post pictures, information and other things that I hope you will enjoy. 

This picture was taken by me last year at the Chicago Botanical Garden on Mother's Day.  These flowers are called Poppies.  Aren't they beautiful?

Here are some closeups of some beautiful poppies.

 

 

This is a little secret garden.

 

 

Here's a little stream of water flowing through a garden of different kinds of plants.



I see ferns, Iris, and what I think is Jacob's Ladder.

 Here's a tree that I saw an Oriole in. I tried to get a picture of him but he flew away too fast.

                                                   Here's what an oriole looks like.

 

                
                 Here's a Painted Lady butterfly on a rock probably sunning or relaxing in the sun. 

                I used the butterfly fandex that I got at the gift shop to help me identify the butterfly.

 

I will share more pictures of my trip to the Chicago Botanical Garden another time.  Hope you enjoyed my first post.  For more information on the Chicago Botanical Garden, click here.

FUN FACT:  Did you know that oriole's like grape jelly and oranges?