My butterflies are hatching!
Could there be a more delicate job than
butterfly tending and wrangling?
I rather love the feel of their sticky feet clinging to my fingertips.
I could watch for hours…
The Hatch
May 10, 2011 by
The Life and Times of the Plume
I Love Your Soul
Lovely!!
Oh my goodness! It must be so wonderful!
What will you do with them now?
how magical!
where did you find the babies??
have a dreamy day!
xo
Are those lilacs you're treating them to? Yum!
congratulations! You're a butterfly mommy. She's beautiful!
i am just days away from being a butterfly momma too!
they are so fun to watch. i love the smell of the oranges and watching them drink. fav part.
congrats!
butterfly tending and wrangling??
just let's not get it confused with cattle ranching, eh? please do not try to brand the wee little delicate creatures before sending them on their way….
they are truly lovely. indeed.
how absolutely precious! I love the little fuzzies next to her body and her wings!
LIFE!
mmnn…
I love that first photograph…what is it about it? maybe that that is what their world is like? xo
aw, happy Mother's day to you and your painted ladies! 🙂
we just had our butterflies hatch last week (at the hospital where i did my internship).
it's amazing how quickly their transformation is xx
Deanna: Well I think I would release them except it's been snowing and raining here and the outside climate is rather chilly….for now, they have their sugar water and bell jar environment to live in. I'm thinking of doing another cycle (let them lay eggs, feed caterpillars again and then hatch out more butterflies…..
Owlie: I ordered them off the mighty interwebs!!!
Ketra: Plum tree branches!
Fox: No confusion here. I promise!
MLJ: I think so — that shot makes me feel like I'm just another butterfly on an adjacent branch!
Lyns: SO AMAZING!!!!! The life cycle of a bug is a short one. I doubted that these little caterpillars would hatch at all and then suddenly, I noticed a butterfly while eating an afternoon snack yesterday. I screeched! I danced! I sat for an hour and simply watched.
I have LOVED this experience….and I'm 29. I can only imagine how little kids feel when they go through this same process!
Welcome little beauties! Nice work!
you lucky gal!
So beautiful! =O They're so delicate and gorgeous~!
oh indeed! the kids were completely amazed at the process.
in that environment it's especially rewarding to see things change quickly and beautifully
glad you're enjoying the new additions in your nest 🙂 xx
wow {whispered…}
xo