Yesterday John and I had 4 Monarch butterflies to release. John just said "4 on the 4th"! When John was filming the 1st butterfly release, he didn't realize his camera was on so when I was ready to release my 1st butterfly, he actually turned the recording off! Butterfly #1 and butterfly #2 flew away immediately. Butterfly #3 and #4 stayed for their photo opportunity!!
This morning I won the bet. John predicted that more Monarch chrysalises would eclose on July 4th. I thought more would eclose today. We had 10 chrysalises yesterday. Today there are only 4 left to eclose. All of the butterflies are female which is nice because most of my prior releases were male. The following video shows each butterfly being released! Some flew away immediately while others remained in our garden for a short time.
Geralyn and I saw the Temple of Venus and Roma (from the top of the Colosseum), thought to have been the largest temple in Ancient Rome. The temple remains are located on the Velian Hill, between the eastern edge of the Forum Romanum and the Colosseum. This temple was dedicated to the goddesses Venus Felix ("Venus the Bringer of Good Fortune") and Roma Aeterna ("Eternal Rome").
