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This is just a quick post. Both boys brought home "creatures" from school last week - Justin has custody of "Henry" the hermit crab for as long as it takes. Josh brought a butterfly named Mr. Bob home with him. Ara had helped him prepare a suitable dwelling, which he entered on Friday afternoon. The deal was, they were to release the butterfly on Sunday. Evidently the class had a whole bunch of them to hatch? What is an emerging butterfly called anyway?
I was relieved because I didn't think it was a good idea to confine a wild creature of any kind, but especially one with wings. On Sunday we took him out on the deck and released him, but he just hopped on to the deck rail for a while. Sandy dipped a cotton ball into the sugar water he had been provided with, and after about 10 minutes and a a bit of wing fluttering, he rose up toward the sky. I was so happy to see him fly!
So that's the wildlife report for today - no deer, no foxes. Click on the picture to enlarge it. I asked Josh what kind of butterfly it is and he told me, but I forgot. I just know it's not a Monarch, and I will no doubt remember the name as soon as the blog is published! (Is it a Painted Lady? I shouldn't be calling it a "him" if so.)
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Wildlife report
This is just a quick post. Both boys brought home "creatures" from school last week - Justin has custody of "Henry" the hermit crab for as long as it takes. Josh brought a butterfly named Mr. Bob home with him. Ara had helped him prepare a suitable dwelling, which he entered on Friday afternoon. The deal was, they were to release the butterfly on Sunday. Evidently the class had a whole bunch of them to hatch? What is an emerging butterfly called anyway?
I was relieved because I didn't think it was a good idea to confine a wild creature of any kind, but especially one with wings. On Sunday we took him out on the deck and released him, but he just hopped on to the deck rail for a while. Sandy dipped a cotton ball into the sugar water he had been provided with, and after about 10 minutes and a a bit of wing fluttering, he rose up toward the sky. I was so happy to see him fly!
So that's the wildlife report for today - no deer, no foxes. Click on the picture to enlarge it. I asked Josh what kind of butterfly it is and he told me, but I forgot. I just know it's not a Monarch, and I will no doubt remember the name as soon as the blog is published! (Is it a Painted Lady? I shouldn't be calling it a "him" if so.)
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It has been a quiet Sunday. Although I have written the newspaper customer service several times and been assured they will resume my delivery, I still haven't gotten a Sunday paper. It is still being delivered to Jeannie's house. ...
- Waiting Out The Heat
It's still unbearably hot, but after the triple digits all this week we will get back into the 90's. I never thought I'd be relieved to be in 90 degree weather. Have I said how much I hate hot weather? I dropped...
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Jeannie called this afternoon and asked if I wanted to come over for a while, as they were going to sit out by the pool while the girls were playing in the water. When I got there I found Alyssa (Joe & Sarah's daughter) had spent the night. ...
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