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A zinnia meal

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It’s that time of year when the only good time to work in the garden is very early in the morning, or about an hour before the sun goes down.

There was a male monarch butterfly that followed me around the garden feasting on the nectar of many different colored zinnias. It loved the white and the orange flowers.

The zinnia is a wonderful flower to add to a butterfly garden. Butterflies of every species loves the nectar. The best part is it is among the easiest plants to grow. The best part is it constantly produces more seeds to continue a steady new growth in the garden.

It was rewarding to spend time in the garden, as we both co-existence almost side by side.

An Easter male monarch

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The last of the huge influx of monarch caterpillars emerged today, Easter morning, in our butterfly house.

This beauty is number 632 monarchs that we have raised.

There is a ton of nectar plants in full bloom in the garden, an Easter feast. Its absolutely gorgeous with all the colors. Here’s a blanket flower. They are everywhere!

Warms my heart

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A special bond sure unfolds when you have a dog. Lily, our now 5 month old golden retriever, finds a way to snag a little more of my heart every day. This gentle big bear, a nickname we have given her, has become my butterfly sidekick.

I am a huge dog person, and well a butterfly enthusiast, as well.

The last few days we have released butterflies from our butterfly house, the first, an orange barred sulphur, and the second a male monarch butterfly. As soon as I say, we have butterflies, Lily jumps up on the ledge of our butterfly house to see and then walks outside and sits down so she can further inspect.

I fell in love with the “pure” sweetness of these captured moments.

The sulphur, both cloudless and orange barred, butterflies, lately, are my most visited butterfly species. They are fast bursts of sunshine fluttering about the garden! They love laying eggs on both of my bahama cassia and candlestick cassia trees.

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Another monarch butterfly emerged in our butterfly house. This one a male.

This has been the third monarch to emerge in the new beautiful butterfly house my husband built me, where I can raise three different species

An Irish blessing

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It’s hard to believe we have reached 495!!! successful monarch butterfly releases. Today, three emerged and were set free in the garden.

It makes you wonder how many have emerged successfully in the garden, as we go in waves in bringing them into our enclosure to raise and let them go through the stages in our gardens.

Sometimes, you get lucky, and a monarch butterfly lands on you and stays with you.

“May the wings of the butterfly kiss the sun and find your shoulder to light on, to bring you luck, happiness, and riches today, tomorrow, and beyond.”