Originally posted on Momdeavor:
One of the amazing results of planting butterfly weed (a type of milkweed) in my garden was that it attracted Monarch Butterflies. I never saw the original butterfly(ies) that laid eggs on my butterfly weed, but during the summer months, I found several very hungry (voracious) caterpillars eating my plants all…
Questions for Parents . . . Did your son or daughter come home from school and tell you they want to raise monarch butterflies? You probably said, “Hmm, interesting.” (In your head you were thinking, “Oh, great. I have no idea what to do.”) Did you panic at the thought of ‘growing’ numerous creepy, crawly things all … More Monarch Parenting 101
What follows is an account of my best egg find ever . . . a real treasure trove. We just ended June 2017. It’s been a fabulous summer so far. The milkweed has been growing gangbusters since early May. The older common milkweed plants have beautiful, aromatic pink blooms dangling from the tops, weighing them … More Early Summer Treasure Trove
This blog post has nothing to do with monarch butterflies. I just really wanted to share this site. I’ve been watching Explore.org for about five weeks now. There are cameras focused on numerous nests with eggs and/or babies at different stages of development. It’s amazing, with high-tech cameras, how we can ‘peek’ into a nest so … More Live Cam . . . Great Gray Owl Nest
We’ve been waiting patiently for the monarch butterflies to arrive this year. Warm weather encouraged the over-wintering monarchs to fly to Texas earlier than normal. Their offspring were born and flew north (earlier than normal) but never made it further than the southern border of Minnesota and Wisconsin. Then, cold, nasty, wet weather hit the Midwest and stopped … More Sunshine, Blue Sky, and Monarch Eggs . . . Finally
Back in early spring of 2008, my next-door neighbor Mikel decided to convert her grass-covered boulevard into a native prairie garden. It sounded like a wonderful idea, so I joined her, converting one section of my boulevard as well. The large bed included a number of Wisconsin native plants: Purple Coneflower, Alum Root, Prairie Smoke, … More Finding My Very First Egg
Monarchs & Milkweed 