Jacqueline’s Blog
Success!
Playing in my Journals
Summer Vacation Art Journal – filled
Watercolor Art Journal: Supplementing and Complimenting – 2 seats left
The Wonderful World of Color – 4 seats left
Look at these fun journal pages! Here is what we are going to do with black gesso.
Moving On
Hanging in a “J” formation |
Skin shedding for the last time |
Freshly formed chrysalis |
Beautiful gold trim |
The other seven continue to eat, explore their surroundings, disappear for awhile (just to get me into a panic, I am sure) and even climb on the walls of the house before returning to the milkweed. One of them is giant!
A big one! |
Moving Out
Down to 10 caterpillars 🙁
But they are healthy and big :)!
They are mostly the ones that I raised in my kitchen window on plants. I cultivated these plants to give away and increase the population of milkweed in the area. They have eaten most of the leaves off of these young plants so I moved the caterpillars outdoors to the milkweed patch. They are getting so big! They move up and down the five foot tall plants with ease. Any day they should be moving on to the next big adventure in their young lives.
Monarch Update
Instars Update
One died the first day but the others continue to eat and grow.
Yesterday I found one crawling around on my stove top! I was just about to turn on the gas flame when I notice the tiny guy. He must have been very hungry because the plant was sitting on my stove the day before until I moved it into the window. So I now know that some just fall off of the plant. I am happy to report that he is back on a milkweed and eating happily.
The Third Annual Smith Rock Paint Out
Tiny New Life
I am working to get Bend, Oregon on the map!
Exciting News! Monarch Butterflies in Bend, Oregon!
Laying eggs on my new butterfly weed starts |
Taking a break just long enough for me to get a good photo! |
Amazingly beautiful eggs. They look like little space pods. |
These amazing creatures travel up from Mexico flying several thousands of miles each year! Their host plant is milk weed. Unfortunately the milkweed has been disappearing. The problem is so bad that the Monarch is being considered for the endangered list.
My butterfly weed in bloom. Gorgeous! Asclepias Speciosa – Showy Milkweed |
Closeup of an egg – just laid! |
What can you do to help? Plant butterfly weed in your garden!
Bend, Oregon does have a small population of Monarch flying through on their way north.