tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post5681237537219645055..comments2023-06-14T09:43:48.543-05:00Comments on Nature Knitter: Now Open - Monarch Ranch 2009RuthieJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11663411478574192825noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-49528244589663365592009-07-24T07:41:05.838-05:002009-07-24T07:41:05.838-05:00No worries Dawn and Jayne -- there will be updates...No worries Dawn and Jayne -- there will be updates for sure! I ordered my butterfly tags yesterday, so hopefully they will arrive in time to tag my first hatched monarch butterfly.RuthieJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663411478574192825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-85811963476065988372009-07-24T05:32:21.870-05:002009-07-24T05:32:21.870-05:00Can't wait to see this years ranchers Ruthie!Can't wait to see this years ranchers Ruthie!Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14057094040409159429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-78210407240745370842009-07-23T19:23:05.558-05:002009-07-23T19:23:05.558-05:00Oh that is so neat! I will have to check out the b...Oh that is so neat! I will have to check out the bottom of milkweed leaves myself! hope to see updates of your caterpillars!Dawn Finehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08320576787003821586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-68339582683298526512009-07-23T16:19:30.675-05:002009-07-23T16:19:30.675-05:00Hi Ruth,
We've been pretty cool here too--at l...Hi Ruth,<br />We've been pretty cool here too--at least for July anyway, but still below in rainfall. Hopefully the butterfly activity will start picking up now that many wildflowers (at least in my backyard) are blooming.<br /><br />Hi Mom,<br />I was seeing quite a few fireflies at night too a couple weeks ago when it was warmer, but not so many lately. Hopefully the weather will get back to normal soon so we can see more butterflies.<br /><br />Hi Kelly,<br />The eggs are easy to spot after you've identified the first few. They're almost always on the underside of the milkweed leaf and are shaped kind of like a football--with a pointed end. For more information, you can go to the Monarch Watch website - http://www.monarchwatch.com/<br />and click on the "Monarch Biology" link for a close-up picture.<br /><br />Hi Jennifer,<br />That's a nice photo of the milkweed flowers and that definitely looks like a monarch egg (I couldn't tell for sure, but it almost looks like a hatched one too). Don't those flower smell delicious?<br />Somewhere in my e-mails I have a listing of all the states that offer master naturalist programs. I'll send you the link when I find it.<br /><br />Hi Mel,<br />Yes, you definitely have to enlarge those pictures--the eggs are soooooo tiny!<br /><br />Hi Dana,<br />It's hard to imagine that such a tiny egg can eventually turn into a beautiful monarch, isn't it?<br /><br />Hi Troutbirder,<br />The monarchs are quite amazing--especially when you think about their migration to Mexico.<br /><br />Hi Gaelyn,<br />It's definitely a very cool project.<br />I finished my 15th hat today, but I'm one behind for the daily quota. I've been posting pictures as I get the hats done and you can see all of them at this link: http://rjknits.blogspot.com/2009/07/30-chemo-caps-in-30-days-can-she-do-it.html<br /><br />Hi Heidi,<br />I'm not sure what's going on with the weather, but it's been a very unusual summer here in Minnesota.RuthieJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663411478574192825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-49067813063253285602009-07-23T15:51:58.175-05:002009-07-23T15:51:58.175-05:00Sounds like they're getting a late start... ho...Sounds like they're getting a late start... hope the fall is late too :) They probably know something we don't though.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13302493174417839271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-12616214261864107362009-07-23T13:50:03.914-05:002009-07-23T13:50:03.914-05:00What a very cool project to involved in and to wat...What a very cool project to involved in and to watch.<br /><br />How's the knitting going?Gaelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05784162697113288888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-38754664761185338002009-07-23T11:17:35.564-05:002009-07-23T11:17:35.564-05:00The monarch caterpillars are definitely beautiful ...The monarch caterpillars are definitely beautiful in their own way. btw I was a Quarry Hill last week for a hike and checked out your plantings thru the window.troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-37683110959283962762009-07-23T07:24:53.462-05:002009-07-23T07:24:53.462-05:00i never knew that is what a monarch egg looks like...i never knew that is what a monarch egg looks like. Thanks for showing me! See, your knowledge is being shared with others!Dana and Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14006886855600007312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-70873081568409472952009-07-23T07:01:18.754-05:002009-07-23T07:01:18.754-05:00Hola Ruthie,
That's awesome! Thanks for number...Hola Ruthie,<br />That's awesome! Thanks for numbering the eggs, I couldn't find them with these eyes, hahaha... wasn't enlarging the pics!<br />Besotes,<br />MelMelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04550692601943778577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-12722823587241752272009-07-23T06:02:48.516-05:002009-07-23T06:02:48.516-05:00I'm loving this idea of the master naturalist ...I'm loving this idea of the master naturalist class... I may call you and talk with you about it. Anyway, here is a picture I took the other day and when I got home, I noticed what I think is an egg on the leaf:<br /><br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/jenniferschlick/3736546499/Jenniferhttp://winterwoman.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-72012770247900555582009-07-23T01:21:08.285-05:002009-07-23T01:21:08.285-05:00Those eggs are so tiny. I guess if you know what t...Those eggs are so tiny. I guess if you know what to look for you will see them. Very cool....I hope you have great success. It has been very cool around here, and our butterflies are down as well.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263405659108175434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-42986141619659370172009-07-22T23:48:21.520-05:002009-07-22T23:48:21.520-05:00Hurrah the ranch is now open again. I have hardly...Hurrah the ranch is now open again. I have hardly seen a butterfly in our area, lightening bugs, yes, especially in the corn field across from us. We need some warm nites for them to flash. I'll keep on looking for butterflies.<br /><br />MOMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-22129064372053835302009-07-22T21:46:47.132-05:002009-07-22T21:46:47.132-05:00Our summer has been so cool and wet that I have se...Our summer has been so cool and wet that I have seen very, very few butterflies so far. I looked for monarch caterpillars yesterday and found none. Last year there were many in July. I have seen only 2 or 3 monarch butterflies.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15892804871759397018noreply@blogger.com