Monarch caterpillars and butterflies, oh my.
Although we have butterflies year round in Southwest Florida, the abundance of caterpillars in our garden is truly incredible over the last month. Due to this, our butterfly house is very active with new butterflies emerging and caterpillars of various sizes.
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First thing in the morning is my favorite time to walk around the garden. The new life and growing life is extraordinary to find among the gorgeous flowers still kissed by dew from the early morning hours.
Almost a year ago my husband built my daughter and I a butterfly house, which has transformed in shape and size. Our house is positioned on our porch, giving us a great view from our family room to watch.
We started putting milkweed plants in the butterfly house, so we could witness the various stages of the caterpillar. I can still remember when my daughter saw a chrysalis being made. The excitement that bubbled over . . . mesmerized.
We have seen the life cycle of six species of butterflies so far.
On May 3, 2022, three years since we started the butterfly garden, I released six monarch butterflies into our garden that we successfully raised. Those six released were numbers 99-104.
I still cannot put into words how special and magical it is to have a butterfly sit on your hand waiting to take its first flight.
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