"We hada over winter guest. Lynn would not let it in the house. But she 'splained to me this butterfly had to stay in it's shell all winter and outside so it would not hatch in the house."
"She found a teenie tiny Black Swallowtail caterpillar on a
Queen Anne's lace in the garden in late Aug. She had to buy it
organic parsley! Me, I just git bagged crunchies!"
"We kept it in a plastic bucket with a net cloth fur a lid. To
keep the mice and birdies furom eating it."
"We were so happy to see it finally wake up. It knew we had
a terrible winter and awful non-Spring Spring so it kept
in it's shell fur a very long time."
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| It hatched on April 21. At least 6 months of waiting. |
"As usual, I take back seat to other critters."
Precious, I really don't think so. After all you got 3 meals
a day with treats all winter long. While poor butterfly
could only dream of Spring and flowers and flying.
And after it hatched out we have had morning after
morning of freezing weather and cold rain. Hopefully
the poor butterfly found food and dry place.
"Well, if I don't take the backseat to evfurry one else, how come
Rocky is eatin' and I'm just watchin'?
It was Sunday when the birds had hard water and I would not
go out on my pink rug. I watched him wolf down bird seed."
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25 comments:
That's a very lovely and beautiful story Precious..
The Swallowtail butterfly is one of the most
loved butterfly out there...Well done Mum for
looking after and raising it...hope it enjoys the
rest of it's short life....Bless!x
Well....It's still early and the suns out in 'ALL' it's
glory, nice and warm to, l'll be out on the patio
shortly, trimming the Virginia Creeper...cut a
load back yesterday, needs finishing off, and
make it look tidy....for a week or so, anyway...!
Ha! I don't know what it is about raccoons, but
l lov'em...HeHe! They are so funny, and weird with it..
Bless! Always fun to watch...! :).
Looking forward to tomorrow, there are three arts
and craft fairs, in town, so, what with my weekly
visits to the charity shops, it'll be quite a busy
morning...! Must say...."I do love shopping"...! :).
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Gosh you do so well with all the butterflies that you "rescue" Lynn & Yes Precious I am sure you are a great help also. How wonderful & what a long time you had to wait. Goodness me Precious - only treats for you & NoT organic parsley - how ever will we cope 😉! Life is tough sometimes.
I hope your weather has improved & you are getting more spring days than non spring days. We have had a week of lovely mild autumn temps but rain & winds are here now & I made all 3 furry ones come inside at 4 pm tonight - much to Fat Blackies utter disgust. Have a great weekend x0x0x
I'm sure the beautiful butterfly appreciates all you did for her. She is sure pretty!
Precious, it's The Wonderful World of Disney at your home! Lynn is beyond kind to critters...The world needs more like her. ❤️
Big kitty kisses to you, have a wonderful weekend and week ahead! 😽
Precious, you have a very kind human, and the butterfly is beautiful. You have a nice, warm, comfortable home. I'm glad you couldn't eat the butterfly - you wouldn't have found it very tasty.
Precious, you've got it made in the shade!
Being in the wild is no picnic.
It's really nice of your Mom to help out the pretty butterfly sweet Precious. Hey, Rocky's two brothers were here last night!
Charlee: "Wow, that's a long time to wait for your very own butterfly to hatch, and then it left right away? I hope it comes back to flutter around outside so you can at least stare at it for a while."
Lulu: "And hey, watch out, you have a bandit casing the joint!"
Precious OMCs you and Lynn are experts in the TLC of buttieflies
I always learn lots.
Your last photo was hilarious. You have beautiful toofers
Hugs Cecilia
precious…oh em cod….sur de flutter bye mite a getted par slee while ewe waited for 57,239 dayz just for a wee sprig oh nip, but de flutter bye IZ total lee pawsum….trooth 🖤🖤🖤🖤🦋‼️😸 hope him iz doin aye oh kay wear he flyed off two…N if mizzturr racoon eatz ALL de seed…that =..NOE BURD ‼️‼️😸🐾
That was very nice of you. I hope the butterfly is alright too.
What an interesting guest you had!
You are a true life saver
That butterfly is absolutely stunning! How kind of you to nurture it!
By the way, we know you always come first, Precious!
Purrs,
The Chans
Precious, you & Mom are very kind to all the critters! Look how you were rewarded with such a beautiful butterfly!!!! Just wonderful❣️ You know you’re numero uno in Mom's heart (and mine too❣️) Licks and sniffs, Rocky
Precious, you (and I as well) are the luckiest kitties in each of our towns. Our families love us soooo much! I am always so impressed (Mom sure is!) at how knowledgable your Mom is about butterflies. How beautiful this one was..well worth waiting for it to come out and say "HI!!". Hey. My mom need to round up some catnip to plant!
I can't imagine even an omnivore like a raccoon can get much from birdseed. But it was very kind of you to give that butterfly a chance of a lively spring. And Precious, I suspect you have the best life of all the critters you see - no question!
Congratulations on hatching that Swallowtail. Such a pretty species, even if they do eat parsley and carrots sometimes...
Happy Mother's Day to your mom, Precious!
Sometimes we dont know how lucky we are until we consider others short lives and the travails they face. We hope that dear butterfly had a good spring and survived these strange and cold days and colder nights. We also hope you got some extra treats too.
Have a great, warm and comfy week :)
ERin
What a wonderful thing your Peep Did for that Catipiller/Butterfly! It is Purrfect! We have our fingers crossed that it survived and did not end up as a Burd Snack! Our Mom has been feeding the crows. I, Jo Jo love watching them playing with the peanuts! Kozmo ignores them and Marvelous is more interested in the Mole that has taken up residence in Mr D's Garden. We had a HOT week, but today, the furnace came on! It is chilly and us cats are hanging out in the house. Mom and me are working on the Maltese Cat Day badge...look for it soon! Keep being AWESOME! Your gal Pal Jo Jo
How amazing was that to watch a life cycle of a swallowtail butterfly!
And a Happy Mother's Day to your Mom!
Oh Precious! Your mom did a great job to save beautiful butterfly's life. That is amazing! Happy belated Mother's Day! Juno xo
Oh, Purrecious, we'd love to have a guest like that🦋and you're looking great, sweetie💗Double Pawkisses for a Happy belated Mother's Day to your wonderful mommy🌹🐾😘💞
How wonderful to take care of this little butterfly all winter long. You did such a good job Precious! Give your Momma hugs for us, and I hope you have lots of great cuddles together!
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