Friday, August 27, 2010

rip Mr Monarch

The butterfly hatched but his wings didn't dry properly so he didn't survive.  We read online that only 2% make it in the wild so his chances were pretty low anyway.  Even with his withered up little wings he was very pretty. 

It was a fun learning experience for Grace. Gerry & I learned a lot of facts about butterflies too.  Lila has added butterfly to her vocabulary.  These things make it all worthwhile. 

4 comments:

4Dailys said...

That's sad. I had no idea the butterfly population survival rate is so low. And, congrats Lila for adding a new, big and very long word to your vocabulary!

Mary Schneider said...

Poor little butterfly! What a neat experience for the kids!

AJ said...

awesome and sad but yes a great experience

Mary Schneider said...

I just Grace's adorable pic in the CHI Fall 2010 newsletter!!! Too cute!