Inspirations

This wonderful and descriptive painting by Gary Walker inspired the creative drive which has enabled this internet project to get off the ground. It is with much gratitude and admiration that many thanks goes to Gary for the sharing of his talent with us.

"This drawing of the magnificent monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) of the east. These insects that flutter by on huge black and burnt orange wings have a life cycle dependent upon the milkweed plant. On their fall migration through Southern Ontario, they sometimes present an astonishing spectacle as they streampast or cluster upon trees." William Pope 1811-1902