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Spring Confetti & Caterpillars: Our 2025 Butterfly Garden Journey
Each Spring brings a new vibe—cleaning and clearing out things, planning vacations, golf, cold beer, and BBQ’s. You know, the usual. But this year??? Spring has taken on a whole new meaning. This new Spring feeling is different—it’s like something I didn’t realize I was missing finally arrived. It started with those first green sprouts…
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Flight of Love: An epic journey of butterfly migration
When I woke to the rhythmic melodies of raindrops on our bedroom window and the thunderous rumble of a storm above I felt a sense of deep gratitude wash over me as I listened to the sounds of the downpour. In a time where heavy rains are rare due to our ongoing drought this storm…
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Vanishing Act: The Mystery of Our Missing Caterpillars
We were over the moon when we saw two teeny caterpillars chomping down on our plants in Our Charming Backyard Butterfly Garden! But then, bam! The weather turned chilly, and storm after storm rolled in. When I went to check on our little cuties, one had vanished from the rue, and the other looked like…
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Meet our new caterpillar babies
March 10, 2023: Found 2 Black Swallowtail Catepillars I spotted a little tiny black speck on a couple of leaves today while watering the newly planted Rue and Dill. Also, I’ve been wondering if our little “Tinkerbell” – the one we’ve been watching on our Nest camera – is a female. Well, good news: she…
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The Fluttering Whispers of Love: Why Butterflies Dance in Our Hearts When We Dream of Love
As I strolled through Our Charming Backyard Butterfly Garden my heart skipped a beat when I noticed the sight of an ant perched beside a delicate baby caterpillar on our newly planted Passion Vine. I immediately sprang into action, determined to safeguard the tiny creature from potential harm. I sought out a natural deterrent, infused…
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Peculiar Visitor Revealed!
Guess who’s back? “Tinkerbell” paid us another visit a couple of nights after we first spotted her! Observing her closely, there’s no doubt in our minds that she’s a butterfly, happily feasting on the nectar from our new blueberry plants and probably doing some pollination magic too! Check out this video capturing her fluttering past…
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The Alchemy of a Chrysalis
Ever wonder how butterflies endure the freezing winter weather?