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Dec 15, 2013 2:19 PM CST
Name: Melanie
Lutz, Florida (Zone 9b)
Butterflies Enjoys or suffers hot summers Hummingbirder Birds Bee Lover Bookworm
Region: Florida Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Bromeliad Native Plants and Wildflowers Plant Identifier Salvias
Thanks for the acorns folks! I'm going to have to pick out a new badge. Maybe the bromeliad one? They were my first love before butterflies and orchids and I already have those badges. Since you're all so appreciative, here's a couple more pictures I took during halftime (the Bucs are losing, no surprise there).

Here's a Monarch. He was a little slower today, probably because it's so cool and cloudy outside.

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I knew I had Monarch cats out front, but I hadn't found any in my "actual" butterfly garden on the side of the property. Well, I saw a baby one like weeks ago. But today I saw five big, fat caterpillars. Most were on the Tropical Milkweed, but one was on the Giant Milkweed. I took a picture of these two. The one looks like he's hanging on for dear life!

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