Ida Galash 8/18/21 Ida Galash 8/18/21

Getting Ready for the Big Transformation

Before forming a chrysalis, the caterpillars first hang upside down and form a J shape.

Ida Galash 8/17/21 Ida Galash 8/17/21

A Close Up

A close up of a monarch egg on Swamp Milkweed.

Ida Galash 8/14/21 Ida Galash 8/14/21

The kids are growing fast! Here are some of my favorite moments so far.

Ida Galash 7/29/21 Ida Galash 7/29/21

Wednesday evening, July 30th, a brilliant orange monarch butterfly floated into my Northeast Portland garden.