Monarch, my friend. Your life has many seasons. Egg, larvae, chrysalis, butterfly. Thank you for delighting us all. Egg nestled with tiny friends, Underneath the milkweed leaves. Creamy white oval, one millimeter long. Protected by your chorion. Fine vertical ridges an incredible work of art. Larvae you hatched so fine, head, thorax, abdomen. Your distinctive black, white and yellow stripes very easy to identify, know you. Six legs, ten prolegs what a grip you have munching milkweed. Monarch, my friend. Your life has many seasons. Egg, larvae, chrysalis, butterfly. Thank you for delighting us all. Chrysalis metallic markings, small gold dots, spindle shape and hanging upside down until metamorphosis brings you to hatch in 10 to 14 days. Your now transparent shell, revealing orange and black wing patterns. Butterfly so beautiful, Wings of orange with black veins, borders, and white spots. Glistening when you Emerge, drying, then first flight, to feed on nectar, strong flying for long distance seasonal migrations and mating. Monarch, my friend. Your life has many seasons. Egg, larvae, chrysalis, butterfly. Thank you for delighting us all. Thank you for delighting us all.
