Wednesday Vignette: Living On

Monarch chrysalis then butterfly, on the fennel in the fruit guild:

monarchbutterflychrysalisfennelfruitguildb10Sept2018
Monday at 2:30 p.m.
monarchdarkchrysalisfennelfruitguild11Sept2018
Tuesday at 6:15 p.m.
newlyemergedmonarchbutterflychrysalisfennelfruitguildcontext1030am12Sept2018
Today (Wednesday) at 10:30 a.m.

ANOTHER monarch chrysalis then butterfly, on the ‘Olga Mezitt’ rhododendron in the front yard:

darkmonarchbutterflychrysalisOlgaMezittrhodob10Sept2018
Monday at 2:30 p.m.
monarchbutterflychrysalisalmostready415pm11Sept2018
Yesterday at 4:15.
monarchbutterflyoutofchrysalisanotherangle640pm11Sept2018
Yesterday at 6:35 p.m.

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“‘How does one become butterfly?’ Pooh asked pensively.
‘You must want to fly so much that you are willing to give up being a caterpillar,’ Piglet replied.
‘You mean to die?’ asked Pooh.
‘Yes and no,’ he answered. ‘What looks like you will die, but what’s really you will live on.” ― A.A. Milne

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4 comments

  1. Marvellous photos. I wish we had Monarchs here. They can be found in Australia I believe, but I never see them in this area.

  2. When I lived in Los Osos, I lived near Monarch Grove, which is famous for the swarming monarch butterflies in the red and blue gums. However, I almost never see a chrysalis!

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