Author: livingthedreamwithsallyandvic

Vic took this yesterday.

This is called a Sleepy Orange Sulphur Butterfly. It is sitting on lantana. Quite a name huh?

It’s beastly terribly unbelievably hot here. I’ve been sewing but Victor has been going around the resort taking pictures. These butterflies are absolutely gorgeous. All of them are Giant Swallowtails.

This morning we came out and found one had hatched. The cameras had been inside overnight which means the lens will take a while to clear. In the meantime here are a couple of iPhone photos .

The wings are still drying

I know, crazy right? Monarchs only lay their eggs on milkweed and only eat milkweed while in the caterpillar stage so we got some milkweed plants at a nursery about an hour away and since then are seeing all kinds of activity. Victor has a photo of a monarch laying an egg! So far I haven’t gotten a copy. However I can share pictures of larvae and even a chrysalis!

The chrysalis stage lasts 5 to 9 days, then it becomes clear so you can see the butterfly when it hatches. We are anxiously waiting for that day!

I was lucky enough to get these butterfly shots this week.

This last one has a ragged edge on one side where perhaps a dragon fly took a bite. The brush footed frittilary is pretty common in this area but I think they are very pretty.

I was lucky enough to get these butterfly shots this week.

This last one has a ragged edge on one side where perhaps a dragon fly took a bite. The brush footed frittilary is pretty common in this area but I think they are very pretty.

Spent a week going to VA and NH and back to FL. The travel part wasn’t so fun but seeing all the grandchildren and their parents sure was worth it. Aldo squeezed a visit with my besties Charlotte and Geri (yay). Some pics to share. By the time I left Finn knew my name is “Quilt”.

Wanna see dis??

I got this great blue heron in the funniest pose, it just cracks me up. We were on our way out of lake Apopka wildlife drive last Sunday afternoon when I saw him standing there.