Monarch Butterfly & Chrysalis

Thank you very much Di. I sat down and watched her until her wings were finally dry enough to carry her off into the sky :) She was so beautiful and I thoroughly enjoyed the experience.

Thank you very much. It definitely was a treat :)

Thanks Mom and sorry!...lol I told you the chrysalis was awfully dark today and she was going to come out anytime now. Just too bad she couldn’t wait until your visit tomorrow :(

Thank you very much Vanessa! I was almost sad when she flew away. I was so enjoying watching her come to life and build her strength :)

Thank you very much Lori!

Wow…what a wonderful compliment Mike. Thank you so very much!

Thank you very much John. I was doing my darndest to work all 9 focal points on my camera. Wish I had even more some days…lol

Thank you very much Béla!

Thank you very much :)

Thank you very much Karin. What a thrill to watch. When she first came out her wings looked much smaller and her abdomen was enlarged. She slowly excreted excess fluid and pumped up her wings. After her abdomen was down to a normal size she started exercising her wings. What a thrill it was to watch her. It absolutely amazes me how a yellow, white & black striped caterpillar can turn into this orange winged beauty :)

Thank you very much Angie!

Thank you Sheryl. It looked so much smaller when it first came out…it’s like its wings grew right before my eyes :)

Thank you Bevie. Only thing that would have made it better is if you were here to watch it with me! xo

Thank you very much :)

Thank you very much Ann :)

Thank you Lois :) I butterfly ‘sitted’ until she was ready to fly…LOL

Thank you very much Dec & Rick! :)

Thank you very much Julie :)

Thank you very much :)