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Our Caterpie finally evolved into a beautiful butterfly. Doesn't she look majestic?! She's been renamed. She's now Butterfree. This is what the bottom side of her wings looks like. That's probably why she's called red-spotted purple butterfly, though the spots look more orange to me. Here are more pictures of Butterfree. Can you spot her "skeleton" chrysalis in the photo above? I feel so lucky to be able to witness her complete metamorphosis. Meanwhile, the second caterpillar is ... continue reading...

Hi, guys! How’s everyone doing? Probably a little depressed, if I guess correctly. I'm with you; it hasn't been a lot of fun having to stay home ALL THE TIME. At this point, I'm going to have to start taking 3 naps a day just so I can pass the time. But, we have to persevere a little longer, okay?! We can't let our guard down yet. We must continue to do our parts to beat this Covid beast. Yes, it's a beast! Vicious beast! But I believe we can overcome it. There are signs that the worst may be ... continue reading...

I'm happy to report that our red-spotted butterfly caterpillar is alive and well. When I couldn't find it, I thought it had escaped the greenhouse or worse, died. But instead, it had moved to a neighboring plant. Then, it started acting in a very peculiar way, like curling itself into the most painful-looking position. I was sure it was in distress. I thought maybe it was too warm in the greenhouse, so I opened the rooftop vent. Then it stopped eating and soon seemed to droop itself upside ... continue reading...

Look what I found in the greenhouse, innocently feasting on my newly sprouting Tilia Cordata (littleleaf linden). My first instinct was to immediately remove and discard it outside the fence for the birds to find. I just can't stand looking at caterpillars! Luckily, I was able to calm myself. Enough to do a little research on it. Well, what do you know... it's the caterpillar of a red-spotted purple butterfly (Limenitis arthemis). picture source Come to think of it, I did see one or two ... continue reading...

It’s the end of week 2 of telecommuting and/or remote learning for New Jersey residents, the end of which is unpredictable. Like all responsible people everywhere, my family and I have been practicing social distancing since the day it was first recommended and staying home as much as possible. Apart from a brief visit to a local park, where we walked around for less than 10 minutes just to observe what flowers were blooming in this early spring, and a dash to the store looking for toilet ... continue reading...