Emergence |
I am so HappyOne of the monarchs broke free of its cocoon this morning. She has been drying her wings for the last few hours. I found a meadow with other monarchs that I will let her go in. Here is th...
Posted by on Sun, 10 Aug 2008 14:13:00 GMT |
Chrysalis |
Both Monarchs shed off their caterpillar skin the other day. They have delicately wrapped themselves into jade packages with golden trim. They will reveal themselves in about another week.
Posted by on Sun, 03 Aug 2008 16:06:00 GMT |
Suspended on a leaf: caterpillar update |
One of my two Monarchs suspended itself on a leaf today...ready to make a cocoon!I am just worried about the leaf wilting...they use a type of silken thread that is super sticky to tack onYes..that is...
Posted by on Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:54:00 GMT |
milkweed babies |
The baby Monarchs are eating eating eating! They have grown about 10 times in size since the last post...fattening up for the metamorphsis..More to come in another week!
Posted by on Sun, 27 Jul 2008 17:15:00 GMT |
A monarchy of my very own... |
I am raising Monarch Butterflies in a glass container:I went hunting in sunny fields and abandoned parking lots for Milkweed...its fairly easy to find..the real trick is spotting the eggs...they are t...
Posted by on Sun, 20 Jul 2008 12:36:00 GMT |
How I made friends with a magical forests fauna.. |
recently....
We visited the .....most..... magical forest.........
we were told about it by our good friends Jodi and Sean....
The deer.. in this forest.. are used to the humans....
and ............
Posted by on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 16:31:00 GMT |
Mikka ( Mee-ka) |
We adopted a kitten 2 days ago! Her name is Mikka.shes 8 wks. old....Im so excited...I am in love with her already~...She's had lots of weird creatures living in her...ear mites...bacteria....and butt...
Posted by on Sat, 07 Jul 2007 15:32:00 GMT |
Forest Kitchen |
We just spent the last couple hours making the kitchen into a forest....Wall murals are cheesy and wonderful!!! I need a constant loop of forest ambience playing now...with a fresh pine scent....here ...
Posted by on Fri, 23 Mar 2007 17:14:00 GMT |
Slug Love |
There is something.... so beautiful about slug mating....haha...its sounds absurd ....I know......i mean........ i realize this...BUT...... it's as if nature has created poetry in their slimy en...
Posted by on Sat, 03 Mar 2007 13:24:00 GMT |
New apartment!!! |
Im SOO excited!! we found a steal of a deal.... Brian and I have moved into a time warp... although, decorating it accordingly is going to be the challenge. The couple that lived here previously hadn...
Posted by on Mon, 08 Jan 2007 15:50:00 GMT |
