We had our wonderful grand children visiting us over Easter. They love bug watching so much that having them around brought the magic of the insect world back into focus for me. Their fascination with any kind of bug never waned for a minute. They noticed every single insect that flew by us from dawn to dusk, and, after that too!!
As I mature I berate myself for losing interest in the insect world. However, I will give myself some credit for noticing butterflies. In March last year I found the low desert of the Coachella Valley speckled with what looked like Monarch butterflies. Having researched the Monarch migration path a few years ago I thought that I had finally landed myself right in the middle of it. Wrong. The butterfly that travels through the Coachella valley in California is called the Painted Lady. It is due any day now.
If you are off the Monarch’s beaten path but still want to get to know more about the Painted Lady, read a Painted Lady butterfly’s blog.
If you live in the migration path of the Monarch butterfly you might like to check out this site and participate in the excitement of tracking this beautiful creature as it travels northwards.
You could welcome butterflies into your back yard by making these modifications to it.
But if, like me, you don’t want to do any extra work in the yard right now, pay attention to the migration flight paths, it will restore your image as a serious guru in the eyes of your grand kids. Isn’t that what life’s all about?
Filed under: Gardening for the Baby Boomers, Partnering with Nature, Teach your children | Tagged: bugs world, butterflies, gardening, sanctuary
