Being Inspired

Just when you think you have nothing else to write about,

a miracle emerges! 

One of my Black Swallowtail Butterflies emerged from it's chrysalis. 

It's really too early to see them,

they usually emerge around the second week of May.

The netted cages are in the garage, the suggested spot to over winter them.

I have to leave the cages in the garage, if I bring them indoors,

all of the butterflies will emerge in the warmth of the house,

and it is too cold outside to release them.

I am never quite sure how to tell my Butterfly story...

if you follow my blog, you already know the story, if not,
here is the readers digest version! 

I raise butterflies.

I plant a lot of dill in my outdoor garden.

Black Swallowtail Butterflies lay their eggs on dill.

Once I find the eggs, I bring them indoors, into my netted butterfly cages.

I care for them, feed them, clean their cage and nurture them until they go into chrysalis.

Last summer, at seasons end, I found a second "crop" of caterpillars on my dill.

I brought them indoors and 52 went into chrysalis, and have been that way all winter.

If you are interested,

this is a great article about raising Black Swallowtail Butterflies indoors.

If you are interested, 

a few of my butterfly stories and pictures can be found here, here, and here.

This is one of my favorite pictures from a past season...

this one...

and this one too!!

The hubs went and bought an orange for the butterfly, 

I am feeding it to the butterfly until I can release it tomorrow.

Talk about excitement, there are 51 more coming!!

Are you guys finding things to be excited about?

Another day in the books, this one was very exciting for me.