It was encouraging to spot this monarch butterfly at the MRG pollinator garden at the intersection of Mascoma and Mechanic streets. There has been a paucity of pollinators this season, but now that the purple coneflowers, scarlet bee balm, and black cohosh are in flower, we are seeing more pollinator activity.
The Mascoma River Greenway 
Hip, hip, hooray for the monarch. Beautiful picture. May there be more!
Yes! May there be many more – It’s mid-July and this is the first one I have seen. Where have they been?