It's Butterfly time at my house

Thanks Victor and ngam:

I really was motivated by the post that previously mentioned by Victor to get them shots in a time lapse sequence. When the darn thing started hanging in the 'j' shape, I noted the time, and then made sure I had the container in a good spot to take photos, and had my camera at the ready!! I must have checked on him every fifteen minutes!! THAT'S where my morning went!!

Well we certainly appreciate your effort!

Thanks Victor.

Now would someone please remind me to proofread what I have typed before I hit the 'send' button? Jeepers! I just tried to re-read my previous post and I sound like such a dork! (My apologies to any dorks out there who may take offense!)

So, candyce, do you get zillions of monarchs with all that milkweed in the field?

Must be a sight for sore eyes!

I can't believe they will start migrating back down south so soon!

We get a lot of monarchs in August on the zinnias around here.

Can someone post a picture of milkweed? If it grows in the garden, I don't want to weed it?

Hi, Seandor--This is a pic of Asclepias curassavica, also known as 'tropical milkweed'.

This particular one is treated as an annual in the north, so it's probably not the kind in Candyce's field--- but still a very pretty one. This one has cats on it from last year.

I have this Asclepias planted with my orange and yellow daylilies and some vaiegated liriope (in the pic).

Here's a google image search page showing a few different milkweeds, too. http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=asclepias&btnG=Search+Images&gbv=2

Some are very pretty for the garden. I grow A. incarnata 'cinderella' and A. tuberosa also.

This message was edited Jul 23, 2007 3:22 PM

Candyce - it must be quite a process to watch!! I've always been fasinated by butterflies and I love this thread. Eleanor

Eleanor:

Thanks. I guess my hidden calling would be that of teacher - but isn't that what grandmas are all about?

I will try to get outside today and get a photo of our local milkweed plant. It really IS quite an invasive weed around here. Yes. We get lots and lots of Monarch butterflies every year. They are very beautiful to watch. The ones we hatch are just a very slight percentage of the entire Monarch crowd!

Busy day today. I don't know how often I will be able to be online.