Finally we spotted a Monarch in our garden. It is happily flying around and even comes quite close to my husband and I. I planted lots of tropical milkweed for them along with a fuzzy variety with pink flowers that my friend told me about. I am still waiting for those fuzzy seeds to come up. They may have been shaded by the tall borage plants. I always cut the tropical milkweed plants back in the late fall to discourage diseases that can affect the Monarchs.
A few days ago we spotted a second Monarch. They have taken to flying around our yard together. We are looking for the tell tale sign of their eggs on our milkweed plants. Milkweed grows like a weed and spreads easily throughout the yard. I even spotted some growing in our golden barrel cactus, although I can’t imagine a more uncomfortable place to lay your eggs.
This year we were not graced with thousands of painted lady butterflies like last year after our strong winter rains. But just today, I noticed a few flying in our yard. I’ve set out little bowls of water near the plants for the butterflies as I heard they appreciate having water.
Reflections Outside My Window 