tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post8402542290936220192..comments2024-03-28T12:17:44.126-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): Monarch chrysalisMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-68713008974711921212015-09-25T22:28:05.056-05:002015-09-25T22:28:05.056-05:00The author of the piece conflates butterflies and ...The author of the piece conflates butterflies and moths, but it certainly must be a magical phenomenon to see.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-44354728234441762672015-09-25T22:16:21.199-05:002015-09-25T22:16:21.199-05:00http://www.amusingplanet.com/2015/09/petaloudes-va...http://www.amusingplanet.com/2015/09/petaloudes-valley-of-butterflies.htmlBinhohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05080008730417672410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-75253310852912159622015-09-20T13:34:54.917-05:002015-09-20T13:34:54.917-05:00It's unlikely they wandered far to pupate. If...It's unlikely they wandered far to pupate. If the milkweed was healthy, they would favor just hanging from a stem or leaf there. I would bet they were victims of predation - birds (they learn not to after the first one, but that's small consolation for the first one), wasps, ants, etc. That's why my wife and I like to bring the cats into the screen porch whenever we can. We've had over a hundred fly away so far this summer.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-64194939839846160582015-09-19T15:57:47.313-05:002015-09-19T15:57:47.313-05:00Soon after I emailed you about my monarch caterpil...Soon after I emailed you about my monarch caterpillars they completely disappeared. I hope they went into chrysalis form, but we searched and searched and couldn't find any... Could they have spun their chrysalis on the interior of a nearby holly bush (where we could not search)?Classof65https://www.blogger.com/profile/15620524862669295761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-41466478469991069042015-09-19T09:18:52.737-05:002015-09-19T09:18:52.737-05:00Makes me wonder if Oscar Meyer would do it differe...Makes me wonder if Oscar Meyer would do it differently these days...."Oh, I wish I were an Oscar Meyer wiener...."Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-56822085535390974422015-09-18T21:03:44.215-05:002015-09-18T21:03:44.215-05:00No, you're not. The subjunctive mood is alive ...No, you're not. The subjunctive mood is alive and well in my writings.Barbwirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17375742473254773675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-4221165365359436522015-09-18T16:47:01.247-05:002015-09-18T16:47:01.247-05:00And now I notice that your earlier post was a &quo...And now I notice that your earlier post was a "possible afterlife" entitled _Subjunctive_. Odd coincidence. nolanddahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12708768497461983779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-39257590421135663252015-09-18T16:19:57.778-05:002015-09-18T16:19:57.778-05:00Yes! I am amazed to see that the author of this bo...Yes! I am amazed to see that the author of this book and I are the last two English speakers to care enough to use the subjunctive mood. nolanddahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12708768497461983779noreply@blogger.com