I’ve been so busy lately with Thanksgiving, cleaning up after Hurricane Matthew, and getting ready for Christmas I haven’t had much time to look at my butterfly garden.
With all our Christmas packages and cards in the mail, I could finally catch my breath this morning so I went out to our porch to enjoy my second cup of tea. As soon as I sat down I saw a Monarch butterfly flitting around our milkweed. I abandoned my tea, grabbed my camera and rushed downstairs to get a picture. The butterfly took off but when I began to examine the milkweed I was excited to find several caterpillars munching away on the leaves.
Wandering Dawgs 
lovely caterpillar shots! really lovely.
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Thank you!
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Hope your holidays are as lovely as the butterflies will be !
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Thank you! Same to you and Dottie!
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It is always exciting to see them and anticipate the future. 🙂 It is going to be -17 here tonight so I’m glad they are in your neighborhood and not mine. 🙂
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Stay warm!
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Such a pretty caterpillar! I would imagine you aren’t out on the porch right now. A little cold up there!?
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Awesome photos! Hope all is well with you.
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What a treat for the middle of winter. Keep those butterflies coming!
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I’ve been checking every day and we still have caterpillars munching away. I still haven’t found a chrysalis yet.
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How exciting if you find a chrysalis and can watch the whole process. Please take pictures if you do!
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I will! The temperature is dropping and I hope they make it.
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What a nice treat!
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