| I was sitting out in the backyard this afternoon, working on my math website (yes, I've been working on THAT one but no my Monarch one...sorry! school comes first) and I had nothing but butterflies flitting about. It was so nice...the sun was out although I was under my umbrella, and there were all these Monarchs (yes, can you believe it?) all over the place, ovipositing and dancing and having fun. I saw a Giant Swallowtail (Heraclides cresphontes) and thought, "I released a male so I doubt this is a female." WRONG! I actually found three eggs on my Rue! The Gulf Fritillaries (Agraulis vanillae) were around although I didn't look for any eggs. Even the Cabbage Whites (Pieris rapae)...It was hard to work because I kept wanting to watch all the fluttering beauties. It is amazing to think that here it is, toward the end of October, and there's all this butterfly action going on. Just a few weeks ago it was SO cold that I was wearing tights and sweaters! This week it has been so gorgeous and warm...ahh...makes me feel as if fall isn't here just yet. ;)
Oh, and if you want to visit my math site, you will crack up over the URL as I had to give it a name that went with my bug-gy-ness. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Math Bugs Me!
