CMP Review 2024-09-06

September 6, 2024

Well, 15 days after we first saw our monarch chrysalis, it thinned out enough for us to see the orange and black of the wings hidden inside. A bunch of us kept an eye on it throughout the afternoon and well into the evening, hoping to catch a glimpse of its emergence. We watched until after the sun went down. (It was a lovely evening to sit and chat while keeping one eye on the dark chrysalis.)

Google told us that it would probably eclose mid-morning. So a handful of us went to check on it first thing, but at 7:10am, we found our monarch already emerged! It stayed there, drying its wings, for at least an hour, possibly more.

Though we missed the actual moment, we were thrilled our monarch made it!

📷: @angellemeg

@antonella.f.greco