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Kristi Martin

First Monarch of 2025 8-21-25

August Template Challenge #2 with Tinci Designs
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Links, Credits & Journaling
First Monarch of 2025 8-21-25
Journaling:
It has been a slow butterfly season this summer, but on Aug. 20, my first Monarch eclosed, (hatched), and I released it the next afternoon. It quickly flew behind the pool shed and then turned and landed in the large tree next door. I currently have 3 more in chrysalis but no more caterpillars. Hopefully, I will find more soon.

Credits:
-Created using Affinity
-Butterfly Garden by Connie Prince
-August Template Challenge Freebie from Tinci Designs
photocrazy
Gorgeous butterfly photos!! Love the colors you used to pair with the photos and the titlework is lovely. Great take on the challenge!
 
DebraB
great photos and enjoyed the way you had them arranged. Like the butterfly in the scrabble tiles. Your layout looks like it came out of a magazine. Beautiful.
 
N
I've never heard about people eclosing/hatching their own butterflies. Love that you can do that. The pictures are beautiful and I love your title.
 
Kristi Martin
nimble4u said:
I've never heard about people eclosing/hatching their own butterflies. Love that you can do that. The pictures are beautiful and I love your title.
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It's really quite easy to do and very rewarding. Monarchs are especially easy to raise. If you have any milkweed around you can find the caterpillars. Put them in a net cube similar to what I show in my layout. Feed the caterpillars milkweed leaves until they go into their chrysalis and 7-10 days later you will have a beautiful butterfly.
 
Kristi Martin
Purple71 said:
Great page. Your monarch is beautiful. I planted milkweed years ago and have never been lucky enough to get a caterpillar.
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Some years there are more than others, but I have only had 4 this year and hope for a few more. One year I raised over 20!
 

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