#mexicoorbust

[weirdgardenerd]

Just like that, the season is over. I just released my last monarch of 2019. I miss it already, but this season was SO successful! The best part is that every single butterfly of the fourth generation/migrators came out perfectly healthy—this is extremely rare considering the condition of the milkweed being exposed to other residents all summer and the change in weather and daylight hours. I tagged 13 migrators! Overall I released 42 butterflies this summer. I want to thank everyone for putting up with all the nerdery all summer; and for your support, enthusiasm, and interest in these magical creatures—especially in helping them and other pollinators! I already can’t wait for 2020! 🇲🇽 🦋 #vivalamexico #mexicoorbust (at Willy Street) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2Y8Iq9Hk_0/?igshid=mohcv7mpi23j

[weirdgardenerd]

This girl has wings built to fly many miles. Non voyage, beautiful! 🦋 💕 🇲🇽 #vivalamexico #mexicoorbust #bonvoyage (at Willy Street) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2HLO7WnGAo/?igshid=rgf9zcesv8ol

[weirdgardenerd]

This girl has wings built to fly many miles. Non voyage, beautiful! 🦋 💕 🇲🇽 #vivalamexico #mexicoorbust #bonvoyage (at Willy Street) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2HLO7WnGAo/?igshid=rgf9zcesv8ol

[weirdgardenerd]

The migration is happening. Two weeks early, but they’re flying South. It amazes me that such small, delicate creatures make a 2,100+ mile journey. There is so much about nature we don’t know and understand yet it surrounds us everyday. I wish all of our little butterfly friends luck, I’m anxious to see the population count come wintertime. I hope we see good numbers! 🤞 If you see clusters of monarchs in trees or nectaring with what wildflowers we have left, you can be certain that they are resting while on the journey to the mountain sanctuaries in Mexico. 🦋 🇲🇽 #mexicoorbust @monarch_watch #vivalamexico (at Mexico) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1yPg-onlAN/?igshid=1o4h8jbwcavzs

[weirdgardenerd]

The Monarch Butterfly (Danaus Plexippus) was called by the Aztecs Quezalpapalotl (holy butterfly). It was considered the goddess of love, flowers, beauty, spirituality, dead, and fire, as well as the spirit of the forest. They believed that the Monarch represents souls of the dead children returning to Earth and saw the image of a human face in the motif of the butterflies’ wings. According to the legend of Guerrera, the butterflies represented the heroes who had died and women who died in childbirth and that their souls returned to Earth as a butterfly. The migration to the overwintering sites in Mexico falls at the same time as the Day of the Dead celebration which celebrates souls of lost loved ones returning to earth. On the internet I’ve seen a quote that reads: “Whisper ‘I Love You’ to a butterfly and it will fly to heaven to deliver your message.” I bet the Mexican folklore surrounding the butterfly is where this might have come from. I’m making it a tradition to release my first female migrator each season after my Grandma, who loved butterflies who you’ve seen appear on Thursdays many a time if you’ve been following me for a minute. You can do the same for a loved one in my stories or shoot me a DM—first come, first serve. Let’s create a tradition of continuing to keep this magical folklore in mind as the monarchs take flight to the overwintering sites in Mexico. 🦋 ✨ 🇲🇽 #vivalamexico #mexicoorbust #folklorethursday #butterflyspirits #legendhasit (at Wisconsin) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1ds_awH3WE/?igshid=1prs9gncxkq8d

[annalisa144]

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So grateful Phillip spent six hours getting gas so we could visit them! https://reverdecer.annalisagross.com/2019/01/18/wintering-with-monarchs/ #vanlifemexico #vanlifewithpets #mexicoorbust #mildwinter #followthatmigrator #snowbutterflies Anna Lisa Gross PermacultureVan Anna Lisa & Phillip in Mexico (at Santuario el Rosario) https://www.instagram.com/p/BszcOxEB5pk/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=t5jkwyiz0ptv

[annalisa144]

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Wintering with monarchs https://reverdecer.annalisagross.com/2019/01/18/wintering-with-monarchs/ #vanlifemexico #vanlifewithpets #mexicoorbust #mildwinter #followthatmigrator #snowbutterflies Anna Lisa Gross PermacultureVan Anna Lisa & Phillip in Mexico (at Santuario Mariposa Monarca El Rosario) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsyXGkthE56/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=13hf4870v98u6

[annalisa144]

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We found some monarchs! Like... A million? https://reverdecer.annalisagross.com/2019/01/18/wintering-with-monarchs/ #vanlifemexico #vanlifewithpets #mexicoorbust #mildwinter #followthatmigrator #snowbutterflies Anna Lisa Gross PermacultureVan Anna Lisa & Phillip in Mexico (at Santuario el Rosario) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsxyEYRB6LT/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=2je66xryra65