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  • Lepidoptera Report

    Over the weekend, one Monarch emerged and flew away, another one made a chrysalis, and yet another was found lying on the concrete looking lost, so we brought it in. It has been chomping down the milkweed, and now is …

  • Finally, a picture!!

    I worked today and was gone for almost 11 hours, so there was time for a lot to happen. Sure enough, the hanging caterpillar made its chrysalis AND the other one emerged. There was time for one quick picture before he …

  • Are Boys Different than Girls?

    Yeah, I know, you're thinking that's a pretty elementary question. But I just listened to a presentation that absolutely amazed me! It's Teaching Boys and Others Who Would Rather Be Making Forts All Day, Part I by…

  • Monarchs!

    My husband brought home a baby monarch the other day. Some guys bring home flowers for their wives, or maybe candy, but mine brings caterpillars. Does this man know me, or what? Things were fairly busy around here l…

  • Oops again.

    I have been dusting very carefully for the past hour and a half, peering in every hidden nook I can think of, and I can't find my butterfly. This morning she was peacefully sitting on the windowsill as usual, and a litt…

  • Oops!

    We have had a serious Oops! at our house, and now a life is in my hands. Remember when my dear son brought in a caterpillar this fall? I installed it in a jar, gave it some Queen Anne's Lace, and within a day or two, i…

  • On a happier note... I saw a big beautiful Tiger Swallowtail (like the one in my profile pic) drinking from my flowers today. Ahhhh...

  • Finally, after waaay too many hours on the computer, I got the picture combination I wanted, got it sized right, and even got it added to my header. Now I can show you a glimpse of one of the most impressive events I've…

  • My son just woke me up from a lovely nap to show me a black swallowtail caterpillar he found on the Queen Anne's lace. It was worth it! This is the first we've seen this year, and it's really cute. Only because I …

  • The Parasite

    The Parasite We've all heard of parasites. We've seen them on plants, perhaps even on our pets, and surely we've all had at least a mosquito bite. But do we really think about them? This is on my mind because of, onc…

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