New Pictures!

Trying to be Patient

We haven't had a ton of action lately. We had a couple here and there, but today is Sunday and that means that we took some extra time to document what is going down around here.

On Easter I was showing our aunt how the whole butterfly gig works and accidentally found 6 cats in the process. They have since pupated and 3 of them have eclosed this weekend!

Here are the pics from today's couple, which stuck around for a while and were very patient with me while I documented their arrival. One male, one female - and hopefully that means a bunch of eggs soon!!

The male stopped by my columbine plant - I couldn't have asked for a better photo!

They hung out together on the milkweed - hopefully they will return here later. It seems like when they leave, they go to the trees on the property next door to roost. 

 

Before he took off to the tree, the male landed on my watercolor butterfly tattoo

This pair was very friendly and crawled right onto my finger. My little helper was inside playing because he said that there were too many stickers in the yard...

It was really fun to sit out in the sun and watch these guys transition into the world outside of the enclosure. While I was out there, I found a little caterpillar and a bunch of ladybug eggs. Sometimes this little hobby is exactly what I need to transition into the week myself.