Springlands Primary school, Blenheim. Just 6 or 7 years old. We had great bushes of Swan plants outside the classroom. Room 3. We sat watching every playtime quietly urging them on. Their transformation has always stuck with me. Special times.
I’m so glad it brings back happy memories. The only other time I’d seen a monarch emerge was at my mother-in-law’s place. She nurtured swan plants especially for the grandkids to enjoy these moments. 🙂
It’s just dawning on me now that these butterflies are hatching in your fall. I don’t know anything about butterflies, but I would have thought spring time would be the most logical time.
This is providing all of us with endless entertainment 🙂
🙂 Apparently the butterflies that hatch late in summer/autumn will survive over winter and only breed next spring. Those that are born/breed early in the season (spring/early summer) normally live about 6-8 weeks, but the last-born will fly somewhere warm (in NZ) and stay dormant for a few months. Cool huh? This means that our “babies” will hopefully form part of next season’s breeding cycle.
Thanks. And as expected, it was totally by chance. We’d just got home and “popped out to check the babies”. Luckily I was still holding my bag with my camera in it.
🙂 I was practically jumping up and down with excitement because we’d been hanging around for so long waiting for one to emerge and pretty much given up and gone out. We had just arrived home again. xxxxxx
Zimmerbitch 
Amazing – very exciting! 🙂
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Thanks Terry; I’ve been practically camped out in the garden waiting to see this happen 🙂 Crazy, huh?
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I watched April the giraffe give birth online earlier today (not live though)—isn’t nature amazing?
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Totally amazing! I have a whole new appreciation for the smallest things; stuff that I have always taken for granted.
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Wow, really really cool!! 👍👍
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That’s one of life’s great mysteries captured on film.
Leslie
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Thanks Leslie. I did get some video, which is a bit out of focus, but maybe ok to post sometime.
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That would be nice to see, Su.
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Springlands Primary school, Blenheim. Just 6 or 7 years old. We had great bushes of Swan plants outside the classroom. Room 3. We sat watching every playtime quietly urging them on. Their transformation has always stuck with me. Special times.
Special photograph.
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I’m so glad it brings back happy memories. The only other time I’d seen a monarch emerge was at my mother-in-law’s place. She nurtured swan plants especially for the grandkids to enjoy these moments. 🙂
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It’s just dawning on me now that these butterflies are hatching in your fall. I don’t know anything about butterflies, but I would have thought spring time would be the most logical time.
This is providing all of us with endless entertainment 🙂
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🙂 Apparently the butterflies that hatch late in summer/autumn will survive over winter and only breed next spring. Those that are born/breed early in the season (spring/early summer) normally live about 6-8 weeks, but the last-born will fly somewhere warm (in NZ) and stay dormant for a few months. Cool huh? This means that our “babies” will hopefully form part of next season’s breeding cycle.
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That is pretty cool. You have a breeding ground 🙂
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This is a great photo. I choose to see a lesson about patience in it. I love these posts of yours.
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I’m so glad you are enjoying them. Thank you.
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Hurrah! I’m really enjoying this series, Su.
janet
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I’m so glad Janet. I’m having so much fun learning about these beautiful creatures.
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Terrific…
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Oh! You capture it! I love it. ❤
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Thanks. And as expected, it was totally by chance. We’d just got home and “popped out to check the babies”. Luckily I was still holding my bag with my camera in it.
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What great timing!
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Awesome picture, Su! What a moment to catch! 🙂 xxxxxxx
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🙂 I was practically jumping up and down with excitement because we’d been hanging around for so long waiting for one to emerge and pretty much given up and gone out. We had just arrived home again. xxxxxx
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Haha! Now I have the lovely image of you jumping happily around in my head! 🙂 Thanks for making me smile, Su! 🙂 xxxxxxx
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You’re welcome. I have an endless supply of silly images of me I can share. 🙂 xxxx
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Awesome! 😀 xxxx
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🙂
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