I reached my hand into the butterfly mesh and after just a few seconds one of the butterflies hopped onto my finger. I pulled my hand out and held it up. I was standing by the back porch garden and Jon was taking a video to send to the graduating class at Bishop Maginn Highschool.
The butterfly flew off my hand and up towards the roof of the house then disappeared.
I did that four more times until all the butterflies were free.
Sue Silverstein asked Jon, me, and Zinnia to make a video for the kids last week. But we kept forgetting. Then today, it seemed perfect to have the release of the butterflies we watched morph from caterpillars over the past two weeks be a part of the video.
I didn’t know if the butterflies would just fly out of the mesh when I opened the top. I was glad to be able to have them on my finger for a while, to get a better look at them. It also felt like a proper goodbye. It made me so happy to see them all fly away.
Maggie left me a comment saying that the butterflies will lay eggs in the garden that will hatch next year. So in a way, our Painted Lady Butterflies will be back.
Lucky Painted Lady butterflies to have their beginnings on Bedlam Farm and hopefully be there to color the landscape for many generations to come.
And Congratulations to all the Bishop Maginn graduates as they venture out into THEIR new world!
I only learned that after I got them Lynn, I do love that they will lay eggs and be a part of the farm. I’ll have to keep my gardens healthy for them. I too am excited for the Bishop Maginn Graduates. So much possibility ahead for them.
This so sweet and touching to watch! Thanks for sharing. Now I want one of these butterfly kits.
Jon wants to get more!
I marvel that the caterpillar to chrysalis to butterfly that can fly is all genetically programmed in. And humans, with all they can do, cannot fly.
It’s is such an incredible transformation Sharon. So full of metaphor.
It was nice seeing Ed’s Tin Man watching you intently as you released the butterflies,
He’s always watching Marcia!
I ordered a butterfly kit yesterday!! Can’t wait to get it!
Oh good for you Barbara. I know you will get so much out of it. 🙂