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Siwsan

(27,823 posts) Sun May 27, 2018, 10:19 AM May 2018

I just saw a Monarch Butterfly! The first of 2018!

It's pretty fluttery, flittery so no chance to get a photo, yet. BUT, since I'm putting in the veg garden, today, I'll take it as some sort of really spectacular sign.

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I just saw a Monarch Butterfly! The first of 2018! (Original Post) Siwsan May 2018 OP

Every so often one or two Monarch Butterflys will appear in our backyard in AZ...perhaps asiliveandbreathe May 2018 #1

At the nursery yesterday there were sooo many catapillers chewing up their milkweeds ExciteBike66 May 2018 #2

Excellent! Bayard May 2018 #3

Sweet! Equinox Moon May 2018 #4

asiliveandbreathe

(8,203 posts)

1. Every so often one or two Monarch Butterflys will appear in our backyard in AZ...perhaps

Reply to Siwsan (Original post)

Sun May 27, 2018, 10:34 AM

May 2018

on the way to Mexico to wait out the winter...

http://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-news/monarch-butterfly-migration-mexico

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ExciteBike66

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2. At the nursery yesterday there were sooo many catapillers chewing up their milkweeds

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Sun May 27, 2018, 10:52 AM

May 2018

We got a few that didn't have any bite marks yet...

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Bayard

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3. Excellent!

Reply to Siwsan (Original post)

Sun May 27, 2018, 11:02 AM

May 2018

My garden is late this year, but hope to see a few soon.

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Equinox Moon

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4. Sweet!

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Sun May 27, 2018, 11:05 AM

May 2018

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