We have a lot of milkweed here and it follows that we get to see a lot of monarch butterflies. In the fall it's a joyful experience to see them fly over the house and then rise to clear Amy's meadow heading south to Mexico. The whole process is so amazing to me. Mother Nature hedges her bets and eggs laid over a period of weeks hatch out in their own time. But now the nights are cold and sometimes the butterflies get damaged before they hatch. This one hatched out, but couldn't pump up its wings.
This one has beautiful wings but has other parts damaged . We see him flying a little, but Mexico is not in the cards. Part of me wishes they could all make it, but I know that's not how it works. In nature the strong survive and the others usually become prey.
The milkweed seeds are flying on the wind too. Some of them will find a place to grow and some will not. One thing sure the milkweed and the monarch butterflies live and die together.
We have a lot of milkweed here and it follows that we get to see a lot of monarch butterflies. In the fall it's a joyful experience to see them fly over the house and then rise to clear Amy's meadow heading south to Mexico. The whole process is so amazing to me. Mother Nature hedges her bets and eggs laid over a period of weeks hatch out in their own time. But now the nights are cold and sometimes the butterflies get damaged before they hatch. This one hatched out, but couldn't pump up its wings.
This one has beautiful wings but has other parts damaged . We see him flying a little, but Mexico is not in the cards. Part of me wishes they could all make it, but I know that's not how it works. In nature the strong survive and the others usually become prey.
The milkweed seeds are flying on the wind too. Some of them will find a place to grow and some will not. One thing sure the milkweed and the monarch butterflies live and die together.
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What a beautiful and poignant post. How sad for the butterflies, but as you pointed out, it's all part of the circle of life.
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