Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: DAILY BUTTERFLIES Page 59, 0 by mellielong

mellielong wrote:
Glad to see some of you found the MOSI blog! Kristen, my boss, actually left a note the other weekend asking for me to take some candid shots of me and my partner, Christina, working in the garden. Of course, that was the day it poured buckets so I haven't taken those pics just yet.

The teas we host are very nice and that's why I started volunteering there. I took Mom to the Mother's Day tea and was disappointed that there was no one on duty to free the butterflies that had emerged. So I figured instead of complaining, I could be that person! And now I am! Let me just say there is nothing more fun than walking in the flight cage with a butterfly dangling from my finger. Even the cynical teenagers that volunteer at the museum are impressed. For some odd reason they had a Christmas tea this year which I thought was bad timing since we had few butterflies. Fortunately, one of the Monarchs decided to make his chrysalis while I was there so I walked around the tables and let everyone watch.

And speaking of dangling butterflies - here's a Polydamas I let loose last week.