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...
Does anyone have a telephone number for Sparks505, or know if Lee is OK? She hasn't answered my email and I am still worried about her. Thanks!
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.
Good morning my friend, hope you are doing well. Another weekend upon us. We had lovely sunny weather all week and now the rain is supposed to be back today. At least I got the lawn mowed yesterday, really need to water but decided since it is going to rain might as well let Mother Nature do it for me lol... You take care of yourself and enjoy your weekend~~ hugs, debijo
I've got a couple of friends of 66 years, both, of whom, I met shortly after moving into the neighborhood I'd eventually grow up in. Tim, I met first, who lived right down the street from me, on his 4th birthday, and Dave, whom I met at school that same year. Have kept in touch with both ever since. In fact, all of our anniversaries are in the same month, exactly, 1 week apart, each. Tim & Pat's, the 3rd, Ours, the 10th, and Dave & Carol's the 17th, then there's my birthday the 4th week, on the 25th. We fill April pretty well, eh?...
GOOD MORNING, LOVE, HUGS & BLESSINGS, Ms. Pam, I pray YOU have a SATISFYINGLY SENSATIONAL SATURDAY, and are having a SPENDIFOROUS WEEKEND, my friend...
You are so blessed to have such nice friends that send you gifts. We never get that hot here - in the high 90's and may hit 100 or a bit higher but not for long. Been a long day for me as I didn't sleep well last nite. Signed up for lunch so we had to go, then I had a mamo at 1 - came home and did't do much the rest of the afternoon.. Tried to take a nap but wasn't successful. Ate leftovers for dinner as Rich went to the post - I didn't want to go - most everyone is at the conference. He won't go - don't know if he's too cheap to spend the money, mostly probably because of the dog. He doesn't want to put her in a kennel. Hope you have a good day tomorrow - no plans here. Hugs, Wendy
Have you ever seen a two headed giraffe? Ok, maybe it is the angle but it is really neat looking! I have one more for you... Have you ever seen a giraffe umbrella?
Well, now you have seen both! I am so blessed! My friend since 3rd grade, of about 65 years, sent that to me in the mail. Isn't it cute!!! And I love the feet on it too. Earlier in the week, a friend of about 45 years sent us 3 different flavors of Pretzels. Then yesterday I got two beautiful but different Patriotic scarves I can wear to work from a Hillian friend of about 10 years. I am truly BLESSED!
This morning was cloudy, cool, and spitting rain for just over an hour. So we got the yard mowed. Of course, it is 96° with a "feel like" of 106° or 1006° right now as we still have several hours to reach our high for the day. We even got our errands run, bought dog food, got Hubby's passport picture, and got his glasses ordered from Costco as well as bought everything and then some at Costco that was on our list. We are ready for the weekend! How about you?
Jacobo, you have some cute pages you have made; keep it up!
A nice male for you.
