Last Butterfly Post

This will be the last butterfly post since our butterflies are all gone now. Yesterday our last monarch emerged from it's chrysalis and took flight. Mel was on watch again to make sure we didn't miss our last chance to see a butterfly come out. She called us all over to see the exciting moment:


It's wings were so small and tight, but they seemed to double in size the first minute after coming out. She also wanted to hold it, since butterflies #2 and #3 flew off without saying goodbye. After an hour, I decided to risk messing up nature by getting the butterfly off the stick and pretending our fingers were the stick. As long as we kept it hanging upside down it should be okay, right? Mel got to hold it quite a bit, which is good, since it was her pet. She was there for it from the moment it hatched, which was a mere 21 days ago.


"Seems like only yesterday you were born..."


This one spent a lot of time in the yard which was fun. It flew from the tree to the grass to a branch, the kids would watch it. Maybe she was having second thoughts - not sure if she really wanted to take this step into the unknown. Cause you know she'd never flown before, she was trying to work up the courage to take the leap. Eating milkweed all day was a much easier life and she was seeing if she could just go back to being a caterpillar. Sorry girl, you've evolved, time to use your instincts or whatever it is that lets you know what to do next and go find yourself some flower nectar - good luck! You'll do great. The kids want to know if we can get more caterpillars. They were a pretty easy pet to have, and only a 3+ week commitment, so we might be able to handle that again. So maybe this isn't the last butterfly post... we'll see. :)