We were soo excited to find that we had
baby Monarchs in our garden...
They quickly grew before our eyes...
And turned themselves into one dozen little Chrysalides...
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We knew that when the Chrysalides turned from green to 'black' - they would be emerging within hours ~ (it's not really black, it's actually CLEAR, and the black you see is the actual Monarch inside!)
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As luck would have it...they emerged while we were gone...
and were pretty anxious to see the world when we got home...
So much so, that a certain little excited four year old let one go...
in. the. house!
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The hubs' rescued him though ~
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I thought all of the kids would be more excited...
but D, my little adventurer was the only 1 besides me who really cared!
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I don't know - I just find them sooo beautiful!
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They stuck around for a little bit of fruit...
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But not very long...before they were up, up and AWAAAAAY!
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We've seen them floating around the yard and our garden...
And we look forward to the next generation of Monarchs which should be sometime this month!
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