So this past Monday, the butterflies hatched, and they recommend letting them go after a few days if the weather permits...well, just so happens it was rainy and COLD all week?! So, finally by Saturday, the weather warmed up enough, we could release them. We had thought about letting them go in our yard, but there were a few concerns about lawnmowers, and pesticides around the neighborhood, so we thought...if we were butterflies, where would we love to live. And we decided that Thanksgiving Point Gardens would be the place. And even though it was more work to pack up the kids and go there, it was well worth it in the end. The place is beautiful, and has thousands, if not millions of flowers. I did call ahead to make sure they were OK with it, and to make sure no pesticides were used, and they said it would be just fine.
We could tell on the drive over that the butterflies were getting ready to fly. They were opening their wings and flapping more than usual. We found a great spot in the gardens, and we opened their habitat. One flew out right away, and then the second. It was really cool! I think the 3rd came out on his own, but I helped one of them, and Liam helped the last one out. Liam tracked about 3 of them down after they were released. And we were able to capture some pictures and video of one or two around the flowers. It was such a fun experience for ALL of us, that when we got home, we ordered our next batch....plus our ladybugs too.
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3 comments:
Loved the video. What a fun idea for your kids and what an ideal location for the butterflies.
Beautiful pictures, I loved the video, it's fun watch them take flight.
Sounds like a fun project. I asked my dad if he had any milkweed locally anymore as we used to get caterpillars all the time next to the ditches. But it is a few months out, before it grows full...but I am glad to have remembered doing that as a kid too..it is so much fun. Thanks for the idea!
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