tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335626764384885870.post5902189494517001687..comments2024-03-12T02:29:18.737-04:00Comments on Southern Meadows: A Special Monarch ButterflyKarin / Southern Meadowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06514989784715204223noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335626764384885870.post-19311368708801126192014-01-29T14:33:24.641-05:002014-01-29T14:33:24.641-05:00I love your images of butterflies!I love your images of butterflies!lulahttp://onbotanicalphotography.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335626764384885870.post-76434275247902515662014-01-28T19:56:12.636-05:002014-01-28T19:56:12.636-05:00Karin what a very special story and the photos are...Karin what a very special story and the photos are amazing. I hope to find and see one of their chrysalises one of these years.Donna@Gardens Eye Viewhttp://gardenseyeview.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335626764384885870.post-44674378727962412582014-01-25T16:43:05.471-05:002014-01-25T16:43:05.471-05:00What a sweetheart your friend is. That must have ...What a sweetheart your friend is. That must have been intriguing to go visit a pet butterfly. I saw my first ever monarch this year and was utterly delighted. Such beautiful insects.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335626764384885870.post-41741229698271957462014-01-24T10:19:44.067-05:002014-01-24T10:19:44.067-05:00What a great idea! I had a monarch hatch like thi...What a great idea! I had a monarch hatch like this once, but I didn't know what to do with it (my cats would make short work of it in the screened in porch), so I put it out in the garden on a flower. When I went to check on it a few minutes later it was gone. I always thought that it was probably eaten by a bird, sadly. That was so sweet of your friend! Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335626764384885870.post-1735464790395185002014-01-23T18:34:59.932-05:002014-01-23T18:34:59.932-05:00Poor little guy. Your friend really does have a ve...Poor little guy. Your friend really does have a very tender heart. This past year was a disappointing one for all butterflies in our garden.Jasonhttp://gardeninacity.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335626764384885870.post-52111397294007304362014-01-23T16:56:18.525-05:002014-01-23T16:56:18.525-05:00This was very nice of Penny. She really must love ...This was very nice of Penny. She really must love all things in life. It had to be fun watching the whole process too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335626764384885870.post-38453236551038523122014-01-22T06:55:32.708-05:002014-01-22T06:55:32.708-05:00Me too! She is really a great steward of our local...Me too! She is really a great steward of our local ecosystem and spreads the word every opportunity she gets about using native plants and helping wildlife. Penny has several groupings of milkweed. Last year she was buying all that she could find at our local nurseries. I am going to try to grow some from seed this year. We have swamp milkweed growing in a semi wet spot in our garden and I agree it definitely needs to get enough moisture to do well. Karin / Southern Meadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514989784715204223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335626764384885870.post-29767393005071161972014-01-21T11:09:15.544-05:002014-01-21T11:09:15.544-05:00That is so beautiful! I just love this and am gett...That is so beautiful! I just love this and am getting teary. I wish there were more people like Penny. Does she have huge stands of milkweed in her garden? I only saw a few Monarchs. I have lots of orange milkweed but struggle to keep the swamp milkweed wet enough.Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335626764384885870.post-1548820590663333072014-01-21T07:58:00.424-05:002014-01-21T07:58:00.424-05:00Yes she did! Penny made a book of her entire exper...Yes she did! Penny made a book of her entire experience raising Monarchs with photos of the entire metamorphosis. It is fantastic!Karin / Southern Meadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514989784715204223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335626764384885870.post-27227985524260992092014-01-21T07:56:23.672-05:002014-01-21T07:56:23.672-05:00I should have said this year! :)I should have said this year! :)Karin / Southern Meadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514989784715204223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335626764384885870.post-67891278917149307562014-01-21T07:54:45.153-05:002014-01-21T07:54:45.153-05:00I hope we have more success next year Michelle! I hope we have more success next year Michelle! Karin / Southern Meadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514989784715204223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335626764384885870.post-50489054984056613222014-01-21T07:53:19.003-05:002014-01-21T07:53:19.003-05:00It is good for children to see the ecosystem at wo...It is good for children to see the ecosystem at work. We've found dead butterflies too and watch the ants and beetles breaking it down. It is sad to see but a necessary part of a healthy garden. Plus the little critters need to eat too. :)Karin / Southern Meadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514989784715204223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335626764384885870.post-60389308079714484722014-01-21T07:51:22.047-05:002014-01-21T07:51:22.047-05:00I am hearing the same report from most backyard ga...I am hearing the same report from most backyard gardeners. The Monarchs are in trouble so I just keep planting more and more milkweed every year, encourage others to do the same and hope that they come. In the fall of 2012 we had lots of Monarchs. I feel that it is hit or miss depending on the way the wind blows in the direction of my garden.Karin / Southern Meadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514989784715204223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335626764384885870.post-9671560847945717042014-01-21T04:38:10.363-05:002014-01-21T04:38:10.363-05:00She got some great photos of the little guy.
Cher ...She got some great photos of the little guy.<br />Cher<a href="http://sunraygardening.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Sunray Gardens</a>Sunray Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06691531921190526219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335626764384885870.post-20015263993677596642014-01-20T23:44:34.099-05:002014-01-20T23:44:34.099-05:00Oh this is a fantastic story.... I didn't have...Oh this is a fantastic story.... I didn't have a single egg on any of my milkweed this year in my Monarch Waystation...... MichelleRambling Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15080120317890707767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335626764384885870.post-10980269835629877752014-01-20T22:03:23.775-05:002014-01-20T22:03:23.775-05:00Wow, that is a very kind soul in Penny. We also ha...Wow, that is a very kind soul in Penny. We also have a species of Danaus here in the country and also feed in a species of milkweed though unlike those in the temperate climate. I remember once when my niece and nephew are still kids, three of their playmates from the neighborhood brought to us a big larva that they thought I can care for and maybe heal. They saw it on a path and the ants already want to eat it, apparently it has a wound on it. I explained to them my diagnosis, and they just left it with me knowing it will not stay long enough.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044386271018560595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335626764384885870.post-74956103899088728082014-01-20T20:31:22.929-05:002014-01-20T20:31:22.929-05:00How kind of her to feed and take care of the butte...How kind of her to feed and take care of the butterfly!<br /><br />I too only saw one Monarch this year (that I was sure of). It's good to hear that your friend a few miles away saw many in her garden.<br />sweetbayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248743114944736346noreply@blogger.com