Up up and away, for we can fly, we can fly

 "Lynn,  I guess they were not too much trouble.  I don't see any claw marks on you or the net."

"They did chew loud when I was tryin' to sleep at

night.  But they do look small and pretty now."

The above is a chrysalis that is showing dark

wings ready to hatch.

Hatching.

I put the goldenrod in for the butterfly to

have something to grab on to.  She flew

away in just 5 hours.

Second butterfly on the next day.  After this

they started hatching 2 and 3 a day.

I did have to find food for what ended up as

eleven catapillars.   I knew I was not finding all

the eggs laid, and as the cats inside got bigger,

I kept checking my plants outside.  I was fortunate

to find 4 more and I brought them in.

In all they were in the house from eggs to flying

about 6 weeks.  I forgot to keep track of time.

Only 3 or 4 years ago,  we would have so many caterpillars

on the milkweed in my flower bed, that the house was 

festooned in chrysalis.  And it has gotten less every year.

"It's nice to have my house back without company.

Never invite someone here fur meals agin, Lynn"

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Dining out

"Why do you git to dine out while I lay here starving all day long?"

"I know, I know.  You went on another trip of some sort.

You just never think on how this affects my daily

routine."

I had been out on a different bike path where I drive

15 miles to get to the beginning of it.

When the trip was over and I was driving through this

tiny village, I saw that the home town diner was

open 'til 2:30.

I had never stopped in before but was definitely

hungry as I forgot to pack my lunch.

These photos show just some of the fun things 

on the walls.  There is probably seating for 30

people, tops.  They serve breakfast from 7 until

2:30 and offer some lunch options. I got a 

ham steak dinner that was way too good and way too 

much to eat for a very reasonable price.  Then

homeward to Precious.

"I had to eat fast when you dipped it up.  I was afraid you

were goin' to go out again, or something."

"Mackerull,  lookie here.  Lynn found turkey burds on

the bike path!"

It is unusual for me to see turkey on the path but

once or twice a year I luck out.  This was a hen

and one 1/2 grown poult.

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