we took a walk down to see the migrating monarchs. apparently no other butterfly migrates like the monarch. these beauties travel up to 3,000 miles to roost here in the winter. the monarchs that rest here now are the great great grandbabies of the monarchs that were here last winter & left in the spring. visiting and reading about the migration reminded me of a novel i read a couple years ago called Birds in Fall by Brad Kessler. how they find their way baffles my mind, i need a map to get to a local address i've never been before!
you might see orange, i do too, but i love the spots of white on each different butterfly.
the white tips . . . small white details.
we'll be going back further into the season for more monarchs and clustering. it's like magic.
this was the last week with the word 'white' as the prompt . . . here's my four pack of white.
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the prompt for autumn week 5 is still.
The monarch migration fascinates me as well. It's just on the tip of being too much for my mind to comprehend...and I find it so inspiring. Thank you for the book recommendation!
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