It's been in high 90's yesterday but was a bit cooler today and less humid - only 88. Went to the post last nite for the women's auxillary meeting and stayed till 9. The president of the auxillary is our good friend who we go camping with. Richie's best friend, her boyfriend, didn't come with her as he's still more than upset that the no smoking vote didn't pass and he refuses to go there anymore Don't know if they'll go out somewhere else or not. The only other place that isn't expensive, is the Moose Lodge. Or they will just stay home. I probably won't go either. Have been going to the center for lunch and have been late a couple times as I sleep late, like this morning. Got up at 10 to 11 and 11 is when lunch is served. Too early for me to eating anything especially lunch. Hope you are not overworking outside in this heat and that you are taking enough breaks while outside. i went out today and yeterday to give the birds fresh water and to give the plants a drink then scoot back into the houe. Have a good nite. Hugs, Wendy
Its another hot and windy day here. its 99* and feels like 97*. Not doing much just staying in the house by the air conditioner where its cool. I went to Walmart this morning and got a few things. It was already hot by then. You take care my friend and stay cool. Hugs, Cheryl
It's not for lack of sleep, with us, this morning, simply exhausted from the, miserable humid HEAT. And I do mean MISERABLE. when we hit the sheets, last night, the temp was still in the, mid to high 80'S, and we, seldom if ever, use the AC, so we slept quite peacefully, on top of all bed coverings. BUT the humidity is awful. It was still over 80, inside the house this morning, with the humidity in the mid 80%.
GOOD MORNING, LOVE, HUGS & BLESSINGS, Ms. Pam, I pray YOU have a TREMENDOUSLY TASTY TUESDAY, and are having a TRANSFORMATIONAL WEEK, my friend...
Hi there my friend. I hope this note finds you staying cool. Its hot here. 100 degrees and windy. Yesterday it got up to 108. To hot and it isn't even summer yet. I'm staying in the house by the air conditioner. To hot to be outside. Well take care my friend, hugs Cheryl
Monarchs are magnificent. Did you also know that some Monarchs who leave the north (e.g. where I live) produce great grand kiddy Monarchs who settle and breed in the south
A nice male for you.
Next question, do you ever see Monarch Butterflies? Do you have any Milkweed plants? They look like this...
When Monarchs feed on milkweed, the caterpillars ingest toxins in the plant that make them poisonous to predators until they become adult butterflies. The plant will have pods on it that contain seeds.
This is what the pod looks like when it opens and the seeds fly away, all over the place. I have at least three envelopes full of seeds and many more pods to open soon. Let me know if you would like seeds. My neighbor, a teacher, always captures the caterpillars and watches them turn into a butterfly. This year we were both out of Milkweed because of the bad freeze a year ago in February. We both bought plants. I also bought 4 colors of seeds which I shared with others already not knowing how many seeds my plant would produce. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this lesson as I did not realize Monarchs covered such a large area.
I have never seen a Monarch, here, in Tennessee, but when I was young, knew of an area in Toronto, Canada, where they migrated to, in large numbers. Also, there are a number of different milkweed plants, because the milkweeds in Michigan don't look anything like your milkweeds, and those, here, in TN, don't look like either of those. All Monarchs migrate to an area in southern Mexico, from where they then migrate northward to various areas in the US & Canada. The trip northward, to their furthest extension, actually takes a number of generations to accomplish. Then after reaching their furthest area, they all migrate back to Mexico, and start all over again...
GOOD MORNING, LOVE, HUGS & BLESSINGS, Ms. Pam, I pray YOU have a MEANINGFULLY MANIACAL MONDAY, and a MAJESTIC WEEK to follow, my friend...
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Next question, do you ever see Monarch Butterflies? Do you have any Milkweed plants? They look like this...
When Monarchs feed on milkweed, the caterpillars ingest toxins in the plant that make them poisonous to predators until they become adult butterflies. The plant will have pods on it that contain seeds.
This is what the pod looks like when it opens and the seeds fly away, all over the place. I have at least three envelopes full of seeds and many more pods to open soon. Let me know if you would like seeds. My neighbor, a teacher, always captures the caterpillars and watches them turn into a butterfly. This year we were both out of Milkweed because of the bad freeze a year ago in February. We both bought plants. I also bought 4 colors of seeds which I shared with others already not knowing how many seeds my plant would produce. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this lesson as I did not realize Monarchs covered such a large area.
Like you, Pam, I'm in touch with school pals from 1953 (close to 70 years). We are widspread, some here in Canada, and England of course, and also New Zealand. We all all the same age as we won scholarships to a Grammar School. Nice to be able to keep in touch over the years. Hope your weekend is being good to you.
A nice male for you.
