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| List: Carolina-Leps Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2024 14:50:32 -0400 From: Harry LeGrand (via carolinaleps Mailing List) <carolinaleps...> Subject: Some Wake Co., NC, butterflies -- Sept. 9 |
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--000000000000f041b10621b43b3d Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Folks, Today was a lot different from any other day in Wake County that I have been butterflying. I was working the small flower plantings on the Bandwidth property; the "campus" buildings are north of Mission First Trail, but the plantings along with a few Frisbee golf holes are south of this road. I and others have butterflied this area about 4-5 times this year, with a large colony of Southern Skipperlings there. Just as I was finishing up, and having just seen a boldfaced butterfly there (see below), *a uniformed security guard came out, told me I was on the Bandwidth property, and that I was in violation of being there. [There are no fences or signs, but I do know this is part of the campus, but far away from the buildings.] But instead of letting me walk back to my car, he "escorted" [his word] me back to my car, where -- as I expected -- he took a photo of my license plate. * I felt violated by that. In return, I recall a long article that the Raleigh News & Observer ran on this high tech company, which has been in Raleigh only for a few years but houses about 800 of the 1100 staff across the continent. It was very enlightening and quite different from most other high tech companies, based on employees' comments, rather like Chick-Fil-A versus other fast food restaurants or Bob Jones University versus most other religious universities. Here is a quote from the paper, dated Aug. 6, 2024: "As Bandwidth has grown, adding more than 700 employees across two continents from 2018 to 2022, those who have worked there say evangelical tenets around faith and family continue to underpin its culture." Moral of the story: *Stay away from Mission First Trail, and of course do not get out of your car there and walk around the grassy areas or the plantings. When at nearby Schenck Forest -- public property, STAY between the paved parallel parking spots along State Farm Road and the fence to the west! *I have no idea if the large grassy "parking lot" farther south of the mowed lawn of the campus is State property or not; I think it is, as cars are parked there for the State Fair and maybe some NC State football games. I plan on staying away completely; they have my license plate photo. I had no trouble at the NC Museum of Art, (as usual, as this is public property,) which I went to afterward, covering the narrow plantings behind the parking lot and the zinnias at the north entrance. I DID check the few white clovers that were in bloom along the Schenck fence. The weather was sunny and mild, with temps about 756-76 degrees. Totals are combined below, from about 1215-1330: Pipevine Swallowtail 1 Sleepy Orange 2 Cloudless Sulphur 7 Monarch 6 nice total Variegated Fritillary 4 Common Buckeye 15 Pearl Crescent 12 lots in the narrow planting area Horace's Duskywing 1 female WILD INDIGO DUSKYWING 2 fresh; third brood; the small colony in summer has now produced a new brood at the museum *Byssus Skipper * 1 somewhat worn, on a small butterfly-bush at Bandwidth; maybe from the nearby detention pond? Fiery Skipper 30 Sachem 2 Southern Skipperling 15 about 3-4 on the clovers Harry LeGrand Raleigh --000000000000f041b10621b43b3d Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">Folks,<div><br></div><div>Today was a lot different from a= ny other day in Wake County that I have been butterflying. I was working th= e small flower plantings on the Bandwidth property; the "campus" = buildings are north of Mission First Trail, but the plantings along with a = few Frisbee golf holes are south of this road.=C2=A0 I and others have butt= erflied this area about 4-5 times this year, with a large colony of Souther= n Skipperlings there.=C2=A0 Just as I was finishing up, and having just see= n a boldfaced butterfly there (see below), <u>a uniformed security guard ca= me out, told me I was on the Bandwidth property, and that I was in violatio= n of being there.=C2=A0 [There are no fences or signs, but I do know this i= s part of the campus, but far away from the buildings.]=C2=A0 =C2=A0But ins= tead of letting me walk back to my car, he "escorted" [his word] = me back to my car, where -- as I expected=C2=A0-- he took a photo of my lic= ense plate.=C2=A0</u> I felt violated by that.=C2=A0 In return, I recall a = long article that the Raleigh News & Observer ran on this high tech com= pany, which has been in Raleigh=C2=A0only for a few years but houses about = 800 of the=C2=A01100 staff across the continent.=C2=A0 It was very enlighte= ning and quite different from most other=C2=A0high tech companies, based on= employees' comments, rather like Chick-Fil-A versus other fast food re= staurants or Bob Jones University versus most other religious universities.= =C2=A0 Here is a quote from the paper, dated Aug. 6, 2024: "As <span r= ole=3D"tooltip" tabindex=3D"0"><span class=3D"gmail-c5aZPb" role=3D"button"= tabindex=3D"0"><span class=3D"gmail-JPfdse">Bandwidth</span></span></span>= has grown, adding more than 700 employees across two continents from 2018 = to 2022, those who have worked there say evangelical tenets around faith an= d family continue to underpin its culture."</div><div><br></div><div>M= oral of the story:=C2=A0 <b>Stay away from Mission First Trail, and of cour= se do not get out of your car there and walk around the grassy areas or the= plantings.=C2=A0 When at nearby Schenck Forest -- public property, STAY be= tween the paved parallel parking spots along State Farm Road and the fence = to the west!=C2=A0 </b>I have no idea if the large grassy "parking lot= " farther south of the mowed lawn of the campus is State property or n= ot; I think it is, as cars are parked there for the State Fair and maybe so= me NC State football games.=C2=A0 I plan on staying away completely; they h= ave my license plate photo.</div><div><br></div><div>I had no trouble at th= e NC Museum of Art, (as usual, as this is public property,) which I went to= afterward, covering the narrow=C2=A0plantings behind the parking lot and t= he zinnias at the north entrance.=C2=A0 I DID check the few white clovers t= hat were in bloom along the Schenck fence.=C2=A0 The weather was sunny and = mild, with temps about 756-76 degrees.</div><div><br></div><div>Totals are = combined below, from about 1215-1330:</div><div><br></div><div>Pipevine Swa= llowtail=C2=A0 1</div><div>Sleepy Orange=C2=A0 2</div><div>Cloudless Sulphu= r=C2=A0 7</div><div>Monarch=C2=A0 6=C2=A0 =C2=A0nice total</div><div>Varieg= ated Fritillary=C2=A0 4</div><div>Common Buckeye=C2=A0 15</div><div>Pearl C= rescent=C2=A0 12=C2=A0 lots in the narrow planting area</div><div>Horace= 9;s Duskywing=C2=A0 1=C2=A0 female</div><div>WILD INDIGO DUSKYWING=C2=A0 2= =C2=A0 =C2=A0fresh; third brood; the small colony in summer has now produce= d a new brood at the museum</div><div><b>Byssus Skipper=C2=A0</b> 1=C2=A0 = =C2=A0somewhat worn, on a small butterfly-bush at Bandwidth; maybe from the= nearby detention pond?</div><div>Fiery Skipper=C2=A0 30</div><div>Sachem= =C2=A0 2</div><div>Southern Skipperling=C2=A0 =C2=A015=C2=A0 =C2=A0 about 3= -4 on the clovers</div><div><br></div><div>Harry LeGrand</div><div>Raleigh<= /div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div> --000000000000f041b10621b43b3d-- |
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