Sherry8
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Hi Sjoerd...nice to see you here...
I spend so much time watching the caterpillars and the beautiful butterflys..I hope I have them next summer.....
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eileen
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| Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 12:33 am Post subject: |
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Really lovely butterflies Sherry. Their wings remind me of delicate stained glass.
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Sherry8
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| Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 12:47 am Post subject: |
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Thank you eileen...I think they do too.
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Frank
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| Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 4:42 am Post subject: |
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Beautiful Sherry, thanks for posting them.
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Kay
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| Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 2:17 pm Post subject: |
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Great photos! Monarchs are so beautiful. I read recently that a huge number of Monarchs died in Mexico this past winter. Something about the weather if I remember...
Anyway, I am very pleased to see yours and when I see them here. Those are the tough ones!
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marlingardener
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| Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 3:00 pm Post subject: |
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Oh, Sherry, I was so glad to see your Monarch photos! We are awaiting the migration through Texas, and won't see them for a few weeks.
Your photos are wonderful. I hope I can reciprocate with a few pictures of Monarchs on our milkweed.
Kay, yes, there was a big die-off of Monarchs in Mexico. A cold snap in the mountains where they overwinter killed many, and then of course there is the problem of loss of habitat. Progress is being made, however, in reserving areas for the Monarchs and stopping tree-cutting.
If anyone is interested in watching the Monarch migration, seeing where monitoring sites are in your state, and generally learning more about these magnificent butterflies, the U. of Minnesota sponsors the Monarch Larva Monitoring Project www.mlmp.organd you can sign up and help if you want! Our farm is the Texas site between Dallas and Austin.
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glendann
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| Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 3:52 pm Post subject: |
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They were through here last year and I do hope they come back this year.
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Sherry8
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| Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 1:07 pm Post subject: |
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Right before dark I was looking for caterpillars (I think they are done because we have had some cold nights) and to my surprise I had a beautiful Monarch that hadn't been out of the chrysalis (still wet wings) very long..when I checked this morning I couldn't find him so hopefully he is eating and getting ready for the trip south.
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Sherry8
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| Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2011 12:18 pm Post subject: |
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I am happy to say the Monarch caterpillars are back and on my swamp weed plant.....soon it should be full of them. 
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