First Flight! and First Landing!

 

4 Monarchs fledged on Thursday!

 

Oddly Comforting...

 

Monarch Butterfly laying an egg on Milkweed

Water Beads (it's really a thing)

 

Sleeping Bumblebee

Asleep!

Awake!

 

Early Blogging

 

Butterfly on Lavender

 

Trinity of Seaspray Roses

 

Grasshopper with Basil (not intended as a recipe)

 

Golden Glory

 

Who needs toe shoes?

 

Sooo, this happened...

We have had a lot of activity in the Monarch Caterpillar department!
It's funny how they all bunch up. (The loner was taped in place.)
They also social distance, keeping the length of their body apart.

Today, the first chrysalis was clear, with butterfly markings showing through.

Then, voila!

However, this one hatched out at 4:30pm in a rainstorm that won't let up completely until morning, and with a night on tap just a tad too cool for flight.  So, we have given her private accommodations for the night.  She is safe in her habitat, but out on the screened back porch until temps warm to 60ºF around 9:00am. 

  

And suddenly, it's August!

Buh Bye, July!

Mt Mansfield is in there somewhere...behind the smoke haze.

 

American Robin with Fledgling

 

Bubble

 

Sailing Race

         

The Schulte Boat is in first place here!  That's Root*Center*Son on helm.

              photo by Wil on the foredeck flying the spinnaker sail.

One Happy Cat (much loved by a 5 year old)

 

Teeny (the tiniest Monarch caterpillar, just hatching!)