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(Multi-photo)*** To be perceptive means to be observant, to be sensitive; and one isn’t fully perceptive if one does not have deep sensitivity and love for all living things.

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To be perceptive means to be observant, to be sensitive; and one isn’t fully perceptive if one does not have deep sensitivity and love for all living things.

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[Milkweed plants feed so many insects, yet seem to prosper and continue to do very well! True energy machines!  These are nymph stages of the Large Milkweed Bug.  Both the adults and young nymphs of the Large Milkweed Bug sip nectar and sap from plants and their flowers… but seem to do no significant damage.  In the fall and winter they over-winter in the cottony growth of the milkweed pods. It would be nice if our homes were so edible and accommodating!]

One big happy family!  Photo by Thomas Peace 2014

One big happy family! Photo by Thomas Peace 2014

It's sweet when your home is what you can eat!  Photo by Thomas Peace 2014

It’s sweet when your home is what you can eat! Photo by Thomas Peace 2014

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Grace is enjoying life and not harming it.

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Grace is enjoying life and not harming it.

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[This is a pair of adult, fully grown Large Milkweed Bugs; another similar species is the one consisting of the Small Milkweed Bugs.  Their food consists of Milkweed plants and their seeds. They sometimes sip nectar from the flowers of other plants in gardens and crop fields but seem to do no significant damage.]

Two together as one! Photo by Thomas Peace 2014

Two together as one! Photo by Thomas Peace 2014