There's Hope For Tomorrow !

Finally the orange and black is showing through the chrysalis shell. There's real hope for the hatching of this Monarch tomorrow. As it happens I have to go somewhere tomorrow morning . Whether I get pictures of it or not, if this butterfly hatches and flies away, I will be happy. I really love watching the monarchs fly south on their way to Mexico. Some stop at the garden or in the fields of goldenrod and New England asters to eat. Others are higher and just fly on by without stopping. Having one start on its journey from the stone wall garden is a wonderful bonus.

Still Waiting, Not Quite So Patiently

We are still waiting. Two weeks from when we first discovered the chrysalis passed on September 8th. The leaf it is attached to was drooping perilously, so Ed carefully tied it up. I'm still hoping that this butterfly will hatch. They call me Pollyanna! The time period for hatching given in "An Extraordinary Life,The Story of a Monarch Butterfly" is 5 to 15 days. We're a bit overdue. I will keep checking anyway,but at some point I will have to give up and harvest those beets!