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This morning after his feeding (and crawling into

This morning after his feeding (and crawling into my armpit), Mone flew away. I was sad. I sat outside hoping I would see him - and I saw one flitting around and didn't know if it was him, but I was hopeful.

And this afternoon, he reappeared. Crawled right on to my finger, and now he has been perched above the play area for the last hour and a half.

This creature is magical, and while I want him to stay, I also want him to fly (I guess he really is my baby).

Have you seen monarchs lately? We have an egg we are watching and hopefully we can do this all again!

#monarch #monarchbutterfly #exploringnaturewithchildren #butterfly

Eleanor isn't the only one enamored with this budd

Eleanor isn't the only one enamored with this buddy. He's being hand fed by me, he will sit on my shoulder and hang out, and if I try to put him back on a plant, he will try to crawl right back up my hand. He's a very social butterfly.

He has met neighborhood kids, and helped give a lesson to others all about monarchs.

I hope he's still around in the morning, because he certainly was opinionated about where he wanted to be - and the cage with food sources wasn't it. I told him he was a grown adult and could make his own decisions. So he did.

And I am officially a crazy butterfly lady.

#monarch #monarchbutterfly #crazybutterflylady #imtalkingtoit

Just a happy girl and her new pet, Mone. Mone is o

Just a happy girl and her new pet, Mone. Mone is our first caterpillar turned chrysalis, who fell, was damaged, and whose wing didn't grow perfectly.

So we are hand feeding, and already he's quite domesticated! He will hang out on our shoulder, walk from person to person, and is a pleasant soul.

#exploringnaturewithchildren #monarchbutterfly #monarch #butterfly

I missed the first few seconds, but we got the mon

I missed the first few seconds, but we got the monarch hatching!

#monarchbutterfly #hatch #timelapse #monarchemerging #monarchemerged #butterfly #monarch #exploringnaturewithchildren #homeschoolisfun

I'm just a girl, sitting on the porch, waiting for

I'm just a girl, sitting on the porch, waiting for the third monarch to hatch. And then it did!!
#hatch video up next!

#raisingmonarchs #monarchbutterfly #chrysalis #hatching

Two years ago today in this magic spot with these

Two years ago today in this magic spot with these lovely people. Such great memories made, and the start of a new family!

#swedenweddingphotographer #linkopingwedding #gamlalinköping #travelphotographer #michiganweddingphotographer #havecamerawilltravel

Bee week, day one. It lasted about 30 minutes. But

Bee week, day one. It lasted about 30 minutes. But it was a productive 30 minutes. We felt and tasted a real honeycomb from @bridgestmarket and Onesti Honey, talks about how bees make honey (note, it's gross, but effective), and about queens drones and worker bees.

Then Lil's queen laid her eggs in our "honeycomb," and we fed the eggs "nectar" (split yellow peas).

This home based nature school (how is that for not calling it homeschool?) is still going, but on summer hours, and for who knows how long.....or just as long as we enjoy learning. Eleanor told me today she wants to be a builder, and not a science artist, so who knows what next week will bring for us.

But for now, it's sweet.

#bees #beelifecycle #honeybee #exploringnaturewithchildren #honeycomb #naturebasedlearning #homeschool #covidschool

What's the buzz about? Bee week is about to take p

What's the buzz about? Bee week is about to take place here at our little Urban Nature School, aka Covid School, aka continuing to just learn about things that interest us!

To change things up, I made little bee activity books (for my busy bees, get it?), and put together just a few counting and sorting projects. I'm trying hard to not make it too school like now, so they can enjoy this little bit of summer break, but still keep us on a routine that involves learning.

I've also created a dedicated "nature school" spot to let the playroom revert to just play. In doing that, I've noticed they have a tendency to sit down and do more school "work." I love it, because it's completely led by the girls!

So here we go into bee week, and learning more about our pollinating friends!

#exploringnaturewithchildren #beelifecycle #bees #homeschool #covidschool #pollinators #playbasedlearning #montessoriathome #getoutside #explore

What an honor it was to be present and part of Zac

What an honor it was to be present and part of Zach and Colby's wedding, and to celebrate the SCOTUS ruling five years ago today. And always thanks to @shuttersam for letting me butt in so I could be there to celebrate with two people so dear to me.
Happy Pride!

#loveislove #fiveyears #lgbtqweddings #gaymarriageismarriage #celebrate #pridemonth #pride🌈 #michiganwedding #michiganlgbtwedding #michiganwedding #michiganweddingphotographer

We have a chrysalis!! And we got to watch it happe

We have a chrysalis!! And we got to watch it happen! I'm not sure the girls were as excited as I was but they did stay to watch it happen, and asked me to call them back for the next one (should happen soon). What an amazing miracle, and I am so glad they got to witness this.
#metamorphosis #butterfly #monarch #chrysalis #exploringnaturewithchildren #homeschool #timelapse #naturekids

By tomorrow morning we will have TWO chrysalis! Tw

By tomorrow morning we will have TWO chrysalis! Two of our little friends have been super active today, sweeping up and down and around the habitat today until they finally settled on their perches. And I am perched nearby, obsessively waiting for them to start the transformation.
Maybe homeschool is also for me?? #exploringnaturewithchildren #caterpillar #chrysalis #transformation

What's this? A DATE Night???

What's this? A DATE Night???

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