A Slow StartHere it is, mid-July, and I have 4 caterpillars. Part of it is the busy-ness of life keeping me from going out and looking for them. ...
The Milkweed Is Thriving Already!I have been so busy with work and the kids that I hadn’t really looked in my weed garden yet this season. I keep hearing reports of...
It's hot again...I have almost no caterpillars left! All but 9 have become chrysalises. I had 17 hatch yesterday and 25 hatch today. It has been in the...
Tuesday, 78F and Partly CloudyMy daughter Alicia is such a great helper.  She is really making this more enjoyable  She loves picking up each leaf as she cleans cages...
Releasing 30 ButterfliesYesterday I took 30 Monarchs to a local boating access called Colchester Pond. A storm was brewing and they were not thrilled about...
Mass Hatching #1 To CommenceLast night I had to have my husband make me a second chrysalis holding frame! Â It has been very hot, about 105F heat index, and they are...
Hanging in the wrong places...Tonight while cleaning my caterpillar cages I see that one has made its J on the underside of a leaf I put in there! That called for...
Shadow And The ButterfliesOur Siamese-Himalayan loves watching the freshly hatched fluttering creatures :) luckily she is lazy.
Female Monarch EmergingI had 8 Monarchs hatch this morning. This was the final one of the day. There is no sound. #chrysalises #hatching