A winged friend!

A week or so ago I noticed a caterpillar on the side of our house. A day or so later it turned itself into a crysalis. And today when I woke up I was greeted with a beautiful new winged friend! She is a monarch butterfly and she is still on the side of our house letting her winngs dry and get rigid! She is so pretty!

That is so neat!

I look at it as an omen. Rachel moved back home and the butterfly emerged on the side of the house.

It flew away! It is now flying around the front yard like a crazy person. Probably thinking " How do I work these things?!" lol buhbye pretty butterfly!

Originally Posted by Lizsto1

I look at it as an omen. Rachel moved back home and the butterfly emerged on the side of the house.

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I agree!


It's so cool to see something like that happen!

You're very lucky to have seen that. There never seems to be many butterflies around my house. I don't think I saw one all of last year.

i love watching things like that, i used to love finding locusts(cicada) in their shells and watch them emerge and dry. its simply amazing how perfect life is when you take the time to notice. God and his works are truly amazing!

Originally Posted by NoRachelHere

It flew away! It is now flying around the front yard like a crazy person. Probably thinking " How do I work these things?!" lol

buhbye pretty butterfly!

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Probably looking for a instruction booklet

That's really cool. I bet you had fun watching it.

Originally Posted by blondrebel76

i love watching things like that, i used to love finding locusts(cicada) in their shells and watch them emerge and dry. its simply amazing how perfect life is when you take the time to notice. God and his works are truly amazing!

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Last summer I found a cicada in the yard that was just about to come out of the shell. I picked the little guy up and put him in a tree so he could do his thing. A few hours later I found the shell hanging on the tree trunk.

Very cool!!!

That's not a monarch, monarchs are orange and black. Could be a Zebra Swallowtail perhaps?

I love butterflies - they have a special meaning to me.

Awwww, how cool!

the picture is of the underside of her wings. I could not get her to open her wings long enough to get a picture, but she is a monarch, the inside was orange and black. Seems they are the only kind we have around here. . .

What a wonderful experience seeing it go through all the stages. What a beautiful little friend!