Kathy and Colleen give me periodic updates about the caterpillars and butterflies in their yards. It’s still butterfly season after all.
Fun fact: Monarch butterflies only eat milkweed bushes. Colleen says a single caterpillar can decimate an entire milkweed bush in its quest to become a butterfly.
I find their big appetites endearing. Watching them in action makes me want to plant milkweed bushes in the family garden. I want a butterfly as a neighbor — who wouldn’t? — but first I must be a good neighbor to the butterfly when it’s still a caterpillar.
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There were severe storms in San Diego days after I took the photo above, and I wonder what happened to our colorful friend. The caterpillar’s grip is strong, but so are the winds and rain.
