Yesterday, on a sudden whim, I decided to go walking in the fields beyond our house to take a look at the plentiful milkweed, and see if I could find any monarch caterpillars. It was windy day and the grass looked like the sea, reminding of a quote from the book Sara, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan. “It’s not the right colors,” Sarah tells Anna and Caleb, the children of a widowed Midwestern farmer...
    I didn’t really expect to find any monarch caterpillars this year, but amazingly they were everywhere! I’ve scored the highest for caterpillar finds this season with 12 to my name! Due to some unexpected mortalities, we decided not to keep them in a ball jar this time, but to let them feast on the milkweed in the flowerbed right outside the house. Knowing how fast just one hungry caterpillar can devour a leaf, I’m not sure how long that milkweed will last! Check out more about monarch caterpillars at my moms site!

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Posted by shekinah

They are stunning especially with the stripes etc on them and yes I will go and check out your mom's site at some stage. How is she doing?

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Posted by gaelin

NEATO!!!!
-Gaelin

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