Monthly Archives: August 2011

New Monarch butterfly – Awesome!

Hello, this is Ann. The Monarch caterpillar that formed its chrysalis completed its transformation to this marvelous butterfly! Its wings were all folded and tucked up. It pumped fluid into them and rested, still in the jar, clinging to the … Continue reading

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Milkweed plants for Monarchs

Hello, this is Ann, with more about Monarch caterpillars. Fishscale Girl and I check the caterpillars and chrysalis every day. The chrysalis is still its beautiful shade of green, so we know that the butterfly is not ready to emerge … Continue reading

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School is in Session!

Hello all, this is Fishscale Girl, back from my amazing book launch I had last week! I met so many amazing people and Ann read my book aloud for everyone! There were children who went on a treasure hunt in … Continue reading

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One monarch caterpillar wriggles into a new shape

Hello, this is Ann, to show you what happened to that caterpillar. As you can see, something wonderful has occurred. The caterpillar has changed into a chrysalis. Fishscale Girl and I saw the transformation! It was early in the morning, … Continue reading

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Monarch caterpillars

Hello, this is Ann. Fishscale Girl and I love to watch these monarch caterpillars. After we planted the two milkweed plants, gifts from our dear friends Vivian and Henry B., Fishscale Girl noticed a good-sized caterpillar was already at home … Continue reading

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More about Monarchs — Butterflies, that is!

Hello, this is Ann, known to Fishscale Girl as her person. She is away on an adventure, but that’s another story! Fishscale Girl and I had such a great time learning about monarch butterflies at Vander Veer Botanical Park, that … Continue reading

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