tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post374724783659939091..comments2023-11-13T06:25:27.206-05:00Comments on Our Little Acre: And You Thought My Monarch Stories Were OverKylee Baumlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-43456296718712015372008-11-08T11:37:00.000-05:002008-11-08T11:37:00.000-05:00Wow to the late monarch (that is WAY late) and wow...Wow to the late monarch (that is WAY late) and wow to the cat's walk. Mine didn't gor more than 10-20 feet at most this year. Cool finds for you, though the first is disturbing. Yeah, it was 74 here Wednesday, and yesterday it was 38 with snow flurries and a 30mph north wind. FUN times in NE.Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-64045728711859868522008-11-06T23:28:00.000-05:002008-11-06T23:28:00.000-05:00I love your monarch stories...this is not your lit...I love your monarch stories...this is not your little Monarch, she was clever and well fed on oranges and flew south!<BR/><BR/>I have wondered why I can never find a crysalis near the host plants...I am not looking far enough away! <BR/><BR/>Have a good weekend Kylee.<BR/><BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-40856480071052533552008-11-06T21:24:00.000-05:002008-11-06T21:24:00.000-05:00Yes please, little one, I'd love an apple! Your pi...Yes please, little one, I'd love an apple! Your picture of the little fella is so sweet :)<BR/>Wow, 70º and a Monarch! How lucky can you be?<BR/>I hope she makes it south in time. <BR/>That's quite amazing for a caterpillar to find its way to such a perfect spot. I hope you got your chores done without too many more distractions :) I have the same trouble. There's always something that makes me run for the camera! I'm still working on containers! We had a lovely day too.Kerrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18362584475435433892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-90880123790552295612008-11-06T17:54:00.000-05:002008-11-06T17:54:00.000-05:00I hope your Monarch makes her way on down safely, ...I hope your Monarch makes her way on down safely, thanks for the pictures!Lythrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00200781056851058805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-71991680074922694482008-11-06T15:47:00.000-05:002008-11-06T15:47:00.000-05:00Amazing! That's all I can say about nature... ama...Amazing! That's all I can say about nature... amazing! Your discovery of the casing proves that nature is far more tenacious than we realize oftentimes. Whether you sighted your Miss Monarch or another, you can't give up hope that it will survive and make its journey just fine. Why? Because a monarch caterpillar did already! About 100 miles south of us, An area in Monterey has monarchs that huddle in huge masses hanging from trees in freezing weather. They never go all the way to Mexico and opt instead to use each other for protection and warmth during the winter. Amazing!<BR/><BR/>CindyCindy Garber Iversonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15543940998038589239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-9912239218755117592008-11-06T14:59:00.000-05:002008-11-06T14:59:00.000-05:00Such beautiful Monarch photos, Kylee! How lucky y...Such beautiful Monarch photos, Kylee! How lucky you were to see her, but I do hope she makes it south safely before the cold sets in. It's raining here and the temps are going down as I write--no Monarchs left here.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-90904544456515984382008-11-06T10:06:00.000-05:002008-11-06T10:06:00.000-05:00Lisa ~ I want to get some of the tagging stickers ...<B>Lisa ~ </B>I want to get some of the tagging stickers from MonarchWatch.org next year. I don't know if you remember that I mentioned some time ago that my mom found a tagged Monarch a couple of years ago (it was dead, unfortunately). That's how we discovered Monarch Watch.<BR/><BR/>This chrysalis case is the farthest away from their food source that I've ever found one. I can just picture it making its way to that spot and that's just incredible!<BR/><BR/><B>Robin ~ </B>Oh, you lucky, lucky YOU! I have yet to see a Buckeye out in the open. I saw one at Franklin Park Conservatory a couple of years ago and one at The Butterfly House in Whitehouse, but never here or in any natural garden.<BR/><BR/>Isn't Inniswood wonderful? I've been there twice and would love to go back again, with Romie in tow. He loves gardens that are designed like that.<BR/><BR/><B>Cameron ~ </B>Thanks! With you being in NC and two zones warmer than we are here in northwest Ohio, I'd be more optimistic about a Monarch's chances at this late date. I just checked the apple tree and she's still there, but slowly opening and closing her wings. It's not quite 50 degrees here yet, but we'll make it into the 70s, then a cold front moves in tonight and we'll be much colder from here on out.<BR/><BR/>We, too, are a Monarch Waystation, so we cater to them. We are also located in a major migration corridor, so it's not unusual to see great flocks of them as they go south. We didn't manage to see that this year though. I hope this one makes tracks today!Kylee Baumlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-33832866724113022992008-11-06T09:14:00.000-05:002008-11-06T09:14:00.000-05:00I just think miss Monarch is so beautiful so I see...I just think miss Monarch is so beautiful so I see it and enjoy it over and over again. / TyraTYRA Hallsénius Lindhehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04111758517855490413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-46500993283660512542008-11-06T08:58:00.000-05:002008-11-06T08:58:00.000-05:00Kylee -- we've had a few Monarchs lately, too. Of ...Kylee -- we've had a few Monarchs lately, too. Of course, we have up the welcome sign (Monarch Waystation). We've got a few more days of 70s so I'm optimistic that these Monarchs will be on their way south.<BR/><BR/>I guess the birdhouse chrysallis just goes to show that butterflies do use "butterfly houses" that we thought were just for looks! :-) That said...I guess they prefer the larger birdhouses instead of those cute little decorative ones. <BR/><BR/>Enjoying your blog so much.<BR/><BR/>CameronF Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14558874651743241988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-48039813913344747972008-11-06T07:33:00.000-05:002008-11-06T07:33:00.000-05:00Like you Kylee, I am utterly fascinated by butterf...Like you Kylee, I am utterly fascinated by butterflies. To see one in November is such a treat! I saw my first ever Buckeye butterfly at Inniswood Metro gardens the other day, and could not rest till I got a decent picture of it. It was determined to bask on the asphalt, but my picture taking kept making it fly away for a moment to collect itself. LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-40144758111200467822008-11-06T06:33:00.000-05:002008-11-06T06:33:00.000-05:00Kylee, have you ever tagged monarchs? If you coul...Kylee, have you ever tagged monarchs? If you could get some of those tags you could tell if your monarch is one you have raised. I hope this one gets out of town before the weather turns bad.<BR/><BR/>Those chrysalis are always fun to find. You never know where they will turn up.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.com