Hooray! This is so wonderful. Great footage. I don't know how long you have been at this, but I am guessing you are either highly experienced or really lucky. A person I met recently said that she actually walks around with the container when she knows it is about to happen, waiting for this moment to occur, because she doesn't want to miss this, because it happens so quickly. This is my first time as a Monarch rancher, and it has been an enchanting experience. I have 9 chrysalides here - the window for eclosing begins Wednesday, but there will be a tidal wave this weekend. I can't wait. My little corner of the world has been very lucky. Between my neighbor and I we've had 15 make it to chrysalides, and I just got another 4 instar today. Looks like there were 4 passes approx 3 days apart. I've seen adult fluttering around my milkweeds in the last few days too, so there may be more cats on the way. I just love this - I hope there are more on the way for all of us! Congratulations again!!

As the jewel painted sky slowly slides under the cloak of night my mind drifts into another world where the sounds that are muted during the light of day suddenly burst into a crescendo of music and the fragrances of the day that have been overwhelmed by all the heat and frenzy of the sun sweep across my heightened senses teasing and flirting as they tempt me to put a name to their heady aromas. I sit under the stars and watch as they slowly waken and paint the sky into the most gorgeous map of the world. A map that can direct any person regardless of their location. I watch as the lights wink from airplanes circling overhead and the occasional shooting star that blazes across the dark night palette. Slowly my body unwinds and relaxes as the sounds of night birds caress the darkness with their sweet haunting sounds as one by one the lights in the homes dim and the houses blend into the blackness that speaks such color. Scents taunt the ragged nerves of my soul and massage them into pleasing chords of bliss. Fireflies illuminate the dark as if thousands of small candles flicker their lights around the area. Occasionally the bark of a seal brings me back into reality but then as the soft warm summer breeze teases the hair surrounding my face and sweet sweet nectar fills my nose with heady fragrance I let go and drift once again into a land of mystery and delight. The clock strikes midnight and I slowly stroll around the garden for a lingering goodnight to my babies and then crawl into a freshly laundered and cool bed only to awaken around 3 am for another quiet time in the garden. I amble around the streets that are not quiet as they are alive with the nightlife that awakens as the sun disappears. It is another night spent communing with the other world of shifting senses and I greet the new day as lights once again come on one by one in the slumbering houses and the rosy fingers of dawn begin decorating the sky with jewels of light. Flowers awaken and turn their faces upward to greet the morning and once again the nightly beauty and life of each garden fades into the heat of a new day and the morning crew takes over. It is at this point that I thank God for allowing me to witness both worlds and for all the intricate work he put into the beauty of a single flower and leaf. Enjoy the new day and save some time to experience the night. Linda

What are bummers? I have just been using the common recipe found on the internet, which is 4 cups of water and 1 cup of granulated cane sugar. I go ahead and boil the water first, even though I've seen a few methods mentioned that either cold water or warm tap water is OK, just need to stir longer to dissolve the water. I make extra and then refrigerate the remaining for up to 2 weeks. After some trial and error and knowing the hummingbirds' interests, I can get it to where I don't actually have too much left over per each 1 or 2 weeks.

Glenda, what is a Mexican train group? Just woke up because I couldn't sleep last night. Reading a book and ended up finishing it around 7 am. Finally went to sleep after starting back on a retirement book I was reading. So, I didn't fall asleep till 8 am this morning. Missing the early movie I was planning to go to. If I go to the 7 pm one tonight, though, I get to see it for $5 instead of $6 which is the early show price! I thought the senior discount started at 59, which was posted on the main website. The local website says it's 55! I just prefer the early show: less people. I just found out I sent an invoice to my lawn care people without the check. Looks like I marked it off in my register but never actually wrote the check out. It's another rainy day today.