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.

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[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?