It’s a butterfly!

Franny’s butterfly garden has been a test of patience, to say the least.  Once we brought it home, it took another two weeks for the caterpillars to arrive, another week and a half for them to eat up and build their cocoons, and then another week for the first one to emerge as a butterfly, which happened this afternoon.  That’s a lot of waiting for a 4-year-old! And while still two more remain in their cocoons, it was fun to finally see the transformation complete.  Since they are native butterflies, we will set them free once they all leave their cocoons. But until then, we will enjoy viewing them in Franny’s garden.  Just a little more waiting…