That fine girl of mine's on the Georgia Line

[sovay]

Rabbit, rabbit! Thanks to the aftermath of out-of-town relatives, last night's dinner of lobster and brie and crepes was the most decadent meal I had eaten in ages. Seven monarchs which eclosed all in the same afternoon took flight into the late blue sky.



Overnight adventures with ants and asthma notwithstanding, I managed to sleep nine hours. I am informed by my mother that four more monarchs have taken flight. Two more repose in chrysalis and another two are still mowing their way through the milkweed, storing up for their wings.

Comments

[theseatheseatheopensea]

I'm glad to know you had food and sleep and butterflies, what a great way to start the month! <3

[sovay]

I'm glad to know you had food and sleep and butterflies, what a great way to start the month!

Thank you! This last week had become progressively more strung out and it made a really nice change.

*hugs*

[thistleingrey]

Good luck, butterflies!

[sovay]

Good luck, butterflies!

We like to think it is their descendants who migrate back to our yard.

[thistleingrey]

Seems possible!

[gwynnega]

Hooray for the monarchs! That is a beautiful one in the photo.

[sovay]

Hooray for the monarchs! That is a beautiful one in the photo.

I may be biased, but I think they are always gorgeous.

[gwynnega]

I love them! (The other day I saw a beautiful pale yellow butterfly I've never seen in LA before. I'm not sure what kind it was.)

[sovay]

I love them! (The other day I saw a beautiful pale yellow butterfly I've never seen in LA before. I'm not sure what kind it was.)

I have no knowledge of the butterflies of Los Angeles and I'm glad to hear it!

[selkie]

They look unreal, the monarchs. I hope your family has deservedly entered their species' memory as a safe place.

*snurches remaining lobster at a fast waddle*

[sovay]

They look unreal, the monarchs. I hope your family has deservedly entered their species' memory as a safe place.

They keep coming each summer!

*snurches remaining lobster at a fast waddle*

Who was that masked seal?

[ride_4ever]

Monarchs...oooh, shiny! I grow milkweed for them but have only seen a single Monarch this summer. (And I am mourning for the mass Monarch die-off that was recently reported in California.)

[sovay]

Monarchs...oooh, shiny! I grow milkweed for them but have only seen a single Monarch this summer.

I am glad you have seen one! We haven't had many, but they've all been enthusiastically fertile.

(And I am mourning for the mass Monarch die-off that was recently reported in California.)

Hell; I had not heard of that. We will keep raising the ones we can.

[ride_4ever]

Damn pesticides in California poisoning the Monarchs...in this era when The Orange One's so-called Environmental Protection Agency is doing exactly the opposite of protecting.

[sovay]

Damn pesticides in California poisoning the Monarchs...in this era when The Orange One's so-called Environmental Protection Agency is doing exactly the opposite of protecting.

I rather like the environment, as if happens. Why is it only rivers that catch on fire?

[thisbluespirit]

Aw, the monarchs are beautiful! And I'm very glad to hear tell of sleep and lovely food, too. <3

[sovay]

Aw, the monarchs are beautiful! And I'm very glad to hear tell of sleep and lovely food, too.

Thank you! Absolutely the schmanciest leftovers I have had in my life.

*hugs*

[anna_wing]

What lovely butterflies!

[sovay]

What lovely butterflies!

It feels like an honor to see them every summer.

[sabotabby]

Yay monarchs!

[sovay]

Yay monarchs!

They somehow became a summer tradition and make me so happy.

[aurumcalendula]

Yay for butterflies and good food!

[sovay]

Yay for butterflies and good food!

Thank you! I like both!

[umadoshi]

Hooray for a long-overdue string of good things to start the month!

[sovay]

Hooray for a long-overdue string of good things to start the month!

Thank you! It doesn't feel quite safe to wish for it to continue, but I would not complain if it did!

[dewline]

Wonderful news.

[sovay]

Wonderful news.

Thank you!

[nineweaving]

Those are some spectacular leftovers!

The monarchs are gorgeous. Somewhere, Oliver Melendy is smiling.

Nine

[sovay]

Those are some spectacular leftovers!

My father made the crepes. The rest was luck.

The monarchs are gorgeous. Somewhere, Oliver Melendy is smiling.

Another one launched today!

[choco_frosh]

Better Living Through Lobster?
"Crustacean Consumption Positively Linked To Better Sleep Outcomes In Sovays"?

[sovay]

"Crustacean Consumption Positively Linked To Better Sleep Outcomes In Sovays"?

I'm willing to keep trying it.

[lokifan]

Delighted to hear you slept that much! And that there are so many monarchs.

[sovay]

Delighted to hear you slept that much! And that there are so many monarchs.

Thank you! The monarchs are the summer wonder.