Today there was snow in the South Island - enough for one ski field to finally open. Here rain was forecast but we only had a couple of short showers during the day.
Fine for our Parkinson Walk to the Paranui Falls.
Monday, September 3, 2018
Monarch Butterfly
When I went down to the letterbox to collect the daily paper at about 7.30 this morning I noticed this Monarch Butterfly enjoying the morning sun.
Today there was snow in the South Island - enough for one ski field to finally open. Here rain was forecast but we only had a couple of short showers during the day.
Fine for our Parkinson Walk to the Paranui Falls.
Today there was snow in the South Island - enough for one ski field to finally open. Here rain was forecast but we only had a couple of short showers during the day.
Fine for our Parkinson Walk to the Paranui Falls.
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Yes, snow further south, not quite on the family farm but they could see it on the hills, and great for the ski field down there. A monarch, I wonder where they hibernate your way. In the Bay of Plenty, they congregate under a huge row of pine trees near Tauranga, ( so I have been told).
ReplyDeleteThey hibernate in a tree in the park behind us (or they used to anyway - haven't looked lately) but Doug has been releasing them all winter.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful butterfly. We have had more butterflies this year thanks to our new Buddlea bush.
ReplyDeleteWe have a couple of buddlea's for them plus lots of "Swan Plants" for the caterpillars.
DeleteOur Monarchs normally come through in around October and are gone by February. I believe that they are en route to Mexico at that time. They are lovely.
ReplyDeleteOurs are here all year but tend to hibernate in winter.
DeleteI always find it strange to see daffodils at this time of the year, but I expect that it works the other way round for you when we show them in March.
ReplyDeleteIt is funny but, after all these years, the word "spring" still makes me think of March and "autumn" Spetember.
DeleteWe have loads of monarchs here too....and those cabbage whites.
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