It's one of those times you immediately want to tell everyone you know what just happened ...
This afternoon, I came home from work and headed into the back yard with the dogs. As they rushed out, a cloud of butterflies was flushed up into the air and surrounding yards. I know that I'm capable of hyperbole, but this was truly a CLOUD of hundreds, maybe more than a thousand, butterflies.
So why don't I have pictures of more than a few butterflies?
Because I have two dogs with waterfowl retrieval in their DNA, and they didn't come packaged with a stealth setting. They ran happily about, effectively scattering my little miracle to the winds while I dashed back into the house for the camera. And the remaining few who were too tired to scatter still had enough adrenaline to dash off when I got close with the camera. (Do butterflies have adrenaline?) These guys must've flown the farthest because they were too tired to move.
Anyway, I got to see it and that's a fairly amazing way to end my day.
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Very cool experience. I wish you blogged more frequently. I really like what you have to say.
CC - thanks for your comment. Frankly, I'm more than a little intimidated by all of the other Austin garden bloggers who are so very talented and knowledgeable.
Oh, Vicki, how lucky to see such a sight! A little bit of Mexico's monarch wintering grounds in your own garden, at least for a moment.
How cool is that? Magical!
Lovely!
Oh wow! I've never seen that before in my garden with Monarchs, but I can just imagine the glory!
It was truly a heart stopper. Only wish I had more pictures to share with you guys! I did plant more of their favorite nectar plants to entice the next generation back in 2012. And, I'm keeping the camera by the back door.
Back in an October when I was pregnant with little Alex, we rented a house down in New Braunfels. As we sat on the deck one night, I looked up and noticed the trees had hundreds of monarchs covering the branches. Truly an amazing sight.
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