MAY ROOT - Progress Thread

Spring is here , therefore, our garden this month is a BUTTERFLY GARDEN.







A butterfly garden (also known as a butterfly sanctuary or butterfly habitat) is an area for butterflies to feed and thrive. The plants you grow in your butterfly garden attract lepidopterans (butterflies and moths), which help with pollination. A butterfly garden provides a colorful array of nectar-producing plants that not only attract butterflies (and often hummingbirds as well), but offers plants to feed the caterpillar stage of their life cycle.

A garden that attracts butterflies will also bring native bees and birds. They are all really good for the environment and play a role in increasing biodiversity – the variety of plants, animals and micro-organisms and their ecosystems.

Here are the members and their goals so far.
Remember if your name doesn't appear, check to make sure you are a member. Those members whose tickers are not working are marked BLANK. Please repair your tickers.

Ameise1 3 / 10 30.0%
atozgrl 8 / 25 32.0%
awwarma 3 / 10 30.0%
benitastarnd 34 / 72 ★★ 47.2%
Bookbrained 14 / 70 20.0%
brakketh 9 / 34 26.5%
bumblesby 7 / 20 ★ 35.0%
ca_dmv 3 / 12 25.0%
Caramellunacy 12 / 24 ★★★ 50.0%
Cecilturtle 26 / 50 ★★★ 52.0%
clue 14 / 40 35.0%
Coach_of_Alva 19 / 25 ★★★★★ 76.0%
connie53 12 / 36 ★ 33.3%
crazy4reading 9 / 30 30.0%
curioussquared 39 / 65 ★★★★ 60.0%
CurrerBell 14 / 50 28.0%
cyderry 38 / 72 ★★★ 52.8%
deep220 11 / 50 22.0%
detailmuse 25 / 40 ★★★★ 62.5%
DisassemblyOfReason 10 / 100 10.0%
EGBERTINA★ 293 / 25 1172.0%
ell-in-or 6 / 10 ★★★★ 60.0%
emmanuelfakunle BLANK / 7 #VALUE!
enemyanniemae 15 / 50 30.0%
Familyhistorian 15 / 65 23.1%
floremolla BLANK / 40 #VALUE!
fuzzi★ 66 / 50 132.0%
handshakes 7 / 32 21.9%
HelenBaker 13 / 48 27.1%
Henrik_Madsen 9 / 50 18.0%
highlandcow 5 / 40 12.5%
humouress 7 / 25 28.0%
Jackie_K 24 / 40 ★★★★ 60.0%
JaxlynLeigh 2 / 25 8.0%
jhbaker BLANK / 12 #VALUE!
kac522 27 / 75 ★ 36.0%
karenmarie BLANK / 10 #VALUE!
karns5306 1 / 75 1.3%
KWharton 4 / 12 ★ 33.3%
Kyler_Marie 16 / 60 26.7%
LadyBookworth 10 / 30 ★ 33.3%
lindapanzo 43 / 84 ★★★ 51.2%
LisaMorr 16 / 40 ★ 40.0%
madhatter22 11 / 50 22.0%
majkia 36 / 65 ★★★ 55.4%
martencat BLANK / 18 #VALUE!
MissSos 3 / 25 12.0%
MissWatson 42 / 75 ★★★ 56.0%
murphyse 4 / 10 ★ 40.0%
nebula21 2 / 12 16.7%
nenasfilla BLANK / 64 #VALUE!
postsbygina 11 / 55 20.0%
QuestingA 18 / 50 ★ 36.0%
rabbitprincess 34 / 40 ★★★★★ 85.0%
readingtangent 9 / 55 16.4%
Rebeki 12 / 30 ★ 40.0%
ritacate 14 / 24 ★★★★ 58.3%
Robertgreaves 27 / 72 ★ 37.5%
rocketjk 8 / 30 26.7%
rosalita memorial 44 / 50 ★★★★★ 88.0%
sallylou61 10 / 24 ★★ 41.7%
smc1sara 3 / 20 15.0%
si 11 / 25 ★★ 44.0%
starkittyn BLANK / 25 #VALUE!
torontoc 6 / 30 20.0%
twogreys 9 / 24 ★ 37.5%
wandaly 8 / 24 ★ 33.3%
wood0360 BLANK / 25 #VALUE!
zombiecat 3 / 10 30.0%



We actually have some fast starters - fuzzi and EGBERTINA - have already reached their goals!

Those leading the pack toward their goals are:

rabbitprincess 85%
Coach_of_Alva 76%
detailmuse 62%
Jackie_K 60%
curioussquared 60%
ell-in-or 60%

The goal for month is 1,105, let's get reading!!

Hi Cyderry, butterfly gardens are so beautiful.
Just quickly my ticker should read 10/30, not 5/30.
Thank you for all that do.
And have a wonderful weekend of reading.

I love to see butterflies in my garden. Nice theme, Chèli.

That's a wonderful theme, Chèli, thank you!!

What a lovely theme! For all we plant nectar rich plants, the butterflies in our area all just go for the self-seeded buddleias that appear in cracks in walls and pavements. That stuff is catnip (butterflynip?) to them!

Our local bees are particularly fond of our ceanothus and giant hebe, and also our cotoneaster (which almost never has berries, but has tiny nondescript pink flowers in early summer which they go bananas for!).

We love seeing the butterflies in our yard. We have black-eyed susans and coneflowers and I didn't even know they attracted them; thanks for posting that infographic - we'll look into some of these other plants!

My first ROOT for May (#25 for the year) has been added to my own ticker.

I had my first ROOT for May. No tickers updated. The book was the mystery/thriller She Rides Shotgun and I listened to it while driving around in the car. This one was an Alex Award Winner back in 2018. We had it in our library because of that award. The Alex Award is given to 12 titles each year that are adult books but are deemed suitable by the ALA to be read by YA readers. I liked this book but question that it would be suitable for YA's. But, that's not my judgement to make.

Butterflies are certainly flitting away in my neighbourhood which is a nice change from the snow and the rain. I know a couple conservation areas that have butterfly gardens and they are beautiful to visit.

I've been sitting on my laurels a bit, reading non-ROOTs but I don't want to get too comfortable! I finished a first for May with C is for Corpse by Sue Grafton.
My personal ticker is updated.

reporting ROOT # 13 for the year, # 1 for May

10 minuten 38 seconden in deze vreemde wereld by Elif Shafak

Own ticker updated.

I just finished ROOT #15 toward a goal of 50. Part of my problem has been spending time on Kindle (which I don't count towards ROOTs, although it's doing a nice job for me on reaching the goal on the 75 Books Challenge). Part of the problem also, though, is that I'm reading a fair number of chunksters, which is helping to contribute to my total and the group total on Big Fat Books but which isn't contributing as much to ROOTs as some quickie SciFi or YA or Middle Reader might do.

And part of the chunkster issue is that I've set a goal for myself, over the next few years, of reading just about every significant 19th century French novel (as well as branching off into other French lit). I've got a complete 17-volume edition of the 1899 centenary translations La Comedie Humaine that I've been working on, and all of these average in the 750-800 pages per volume – though I acquired this set a couple years ago (at an extremely good price, <$100), so when I do finish a volume it at least does count as a ROOT.

>12 CurrerBell:
I sympathize. I am also reading a good deal more of the 450-500 page novels this year than I have. There is no doubt that affects the numbers of books you get read.

Reporting ROOT # 14 for the year, # 2 for May

De veertig regels van liefde by Elif Shafak

Own ticker updated.

I just wanted to give you all a heads up - I may seem to be missing in action for the near future. My SIL has been in hospice care for the last month and it seems that the end is near. We will be traveling to be with her at the end, so I might not be available as usual. Selfishly I just want her to go peacefully and not endure any more pain but I will miss her when she goes.

😓😭💔

So sorry to hear about your SIL. Hope she goes peacefully.

So sorry to hear that, Chèli.

Reporting ROOT # 15 for the year # 3 for May

Schip der zielen by Kate Mosse

>15 cyderry: Such a difficult moment to go through, Chèli. My thoughts are with you and your family.

>15 cyderry: Chèli, I am so sorry to hear that. My condolences to you and all your family. Take care of yourself, and we'll be here when you are able to be back.

>15 cyderry: Sending my condolences to you and your family during this time of sadness.

>15 cyderry: So sorry to hear this, Chèli. Take all the time you need to be with your family.

>15 cyderry: Cheli, I'm so sorry to hear this. Echoing the others, take all the time you need, your family is your priority right now. Take care.

Cheli-sorry to hear your news. Take care!

First ROOT for May and #7 for the year so far. The review is on my thread and no tickers updated.

I've added my second ROOT for May (#26 for the year) to my ticker only.