On June 23, 2021 our first monarch butterfly emerged in our butterfly house, which my husband finished building on June 13, 2021. Since that house, it has shrunk in size and now occupies space on my porch.

Yesterday, our 400th monarch butterfly emerged. He was an absolute beauty, sticking around long enough for me to take some photographs on a blanket flower. Nature is amazing to watch. The journey from egg to butterfly is remarkable.