A Quick Monarch Update
Monarchs are mid-season for breeding here in the mid-west. As usual, I have been checking the milkweed patches in my yard for signs of visitors. So far, it has been…
Category: raising monarchs
Saving the Monarch Butterfly
Today, I feel compelled to write about monarch conservation. We are in the height of monarch breeding season here in the midwest, and I am seeing post after post on…
2018 Year-End Review
2018 is coming to a close. It was a year of milestone events in our house. Here is some of what happened, some of what I’ve written about, some new…
Monarch Update: Late August – Tagging
Tagging Season Tagging season is here! My tags arrived from Monarch Watch last week. I had to wait a few days until a few of the chrysali were ready to…
Raising Monarchs Part IV: Mid-August
Periodically this summer I have been posting on my progress with raising monarch butterflies this season. Part I: Silent Sunday: Raising Monarchs Mid June Photo only Post Part II: Mid…
Teaching Out of a Bag: The World of Informal Educators
For the first time ever, I got to teach a class during a summer school session today. It sounds kind of crazy but I have always wanted to teach summer…
Found At Last, A Monarch’s Tag!
For the last three years, I have tagged Monarch Butterflies. Having raised these fascinating, and now troubled, iconic creatures for the last 15 years, I took on the task of…
WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge: Variations on a Theme, The Chrysalis
When this challenge was first posted, I was at a loss as to what I could share. Then, I remembered the thousands of photographs I have taken of the various…
