Life Cycles

Here are some of the fun things surrounding us these days.

We ordered 5 caterpillars who made cocoons.



One emerged last night and has been drying her wings all day long. It is amazing to gradually see the colors spread on her wings. The inside is vibrant and the outside is still pretty dull. We expect one or two more to emerge tomorrow!

We also have 3 birds who have built nests at our house. This one we found today. It is right about eye level in a pretty small bush. The opening is 1 inch in diameter and the nest measures 9 inches from top to bottom. It is SO long! The birds that fly back and forth from it are as tiny as can be. They have been a lot of fun to watch.

It has a bunch of toilet paper weaved into the nest. :)

As we were walking home from the park yesterday, this nest was lying right on the sidewalk, so we brought it home. No eggs were nearby and it must have blown around in the wind, because it wasn't near a tree either. It's beautiful to look at, though.