Yesterday, about 11:00 a.m. I was outside without my camera, of course. When I saw Monarch Butterflies (about four) flying very seriously toward the West. I knew if I ran into the house and got the camera, brought it out, they would be gone so I stayed and watched.
What a gift!!
It is so stunning to imagine the very long flight those four (and all the many others) have undertaken to their home in California . Western American Monarch Butterflies head to California and Eastern American Monarch Butterflies head to Mexico.
My photos above are taken from the Wikipedia site about the Monarch Butterfly.
Today we are in the beginning of a fast moving cold front and fall storm, complete with flash flood warnings of over-saturation levels causing dry-washes filling up and running. I doubt very much if we will see the types of flash floods those in the corridor of the state sadly experienced, still it is wise for people to stay away from flash flood prone areas here. Plus snow is predicted for the high mountain places….like Vail, Aspen, Independence Pass, destinations of that nature.
For the first time ever, in my 30 years of trying to grow them, I have Moon flower blooms!
The harvest moon was delightful last night!
Maria, the mother of Felipe, has asked if I would like to come to her house and learn how to make her Posole…YES! I hope to do so very soon! Maybe next week or the following week. I’ll let you know how it goes.
Welcome to our first day of Autumn!
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 
Butterflies are amazing creatures. They look so beautiful and delicate and are so strong and hardy.
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Butterflies are just amazing. So delicate. I seem to always leave my camera behind when there’s cool stuff around. Great moon pics.
Happy first day of Autumn.
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We sometimes see the Monarchs on our TV programmes. Such a beautiful butterfly. I hope all your harvest is in before that rain arrives.
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You’ll have to visit those butterflies in the grove in Monterey in a month or so.
My son used to call Posole (the way we spell it, which may not be correct) Pig Snout Soup. On the day after Christmas every year, a rural part of the family gets together and butchers all the pigs and cattle they’ve been raising for meat. They make blood sausage, too. They use almost everything, except some of the pig heads that are saved for local Mexican families who use them to make soup and (even better in my opinion) tamales.
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i just saw moon flowers on another blog yesterday! so gorgeous! be safe in the flooding. and i can’t remember the last time i saw a monarch.
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Happy first day of Fall Linda, my favorite time of year…I am catching up with my blog reading, I hope you are well and things on the farm are running smoothly…Beautiful photos…the Monarch butterflys are out and about on this beautiful day…Sending greetings from Maine, Julie.
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How sweet of Maria to teach you posole! Nothing better when you’re sick, and with chicken? Oh man. Miracle in a bowl. I’m going to read up on monarchs. I didn’t know they migrated here. And yay for moonflowers!
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Back when I used to travel to Mexico on business I would go to an eatery in town that had all-you-can-eat Pozole on Wednesdays. All I could ever eat was one of those very large bowls on pozole. I’m sure that it held close to a quart, but there were folks that must have worked harder than I did who could eat two of those. It sure was good.
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I grew moonflowers a few years ago! They were so pretty. Can’t wait to hear how the posole goes!
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We have had so few Monarchs this year. love your moon flowers. I have managed to get them to grow long enough to bloom two or three times in many years. They are surely worth the aggravation.
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Butterflies and Moonflowers all in the same day..you are a lucky gal! Must be a good omen:)
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Butterflies and Moon Flowers – you hit the jackpot!!! Your pictures are lovely and buckle up the cold is coming!
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What a GREAT POST! Stay safe out there. It snowed in the Tetons too 😦 storms blew through here with rain then NASCAR took over our state and blew out of here lol we are to have a lovely whole 7 days 70’s daytime 40’s and 50’s in the evening we will go to the fair and capture lots of fall color I am sure 🙂
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You may add my pics to pinterest. I’m not really that familiar with pinterest.
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The Monarchs stopped here in SW Oklahoma one time. They covered dead tree branches so that it looked like leaves!! I have had a few on the lantanas, but not many. Your pictures are lovely as usual.
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We saw our first and only monarch yesterday and it too was headed south. I hope it makes it.
It was 45* when I left everyone in bed this morning on my way to work. I love that quiet time! Have a great week.
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What a nice welcome fall gift those monarchs gave you. Fabulous pictures of the moon and your farm…..
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We had an amazing monarch migration come through here several years ago. I loved how they’d hang from the trees at night to rest. They are beautiful.
Posole’–yum!! Wonder if she’ll teach you the red or the green version? We like the green version at our house.
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It was a fantastic Harvest moon. I saw a lone Monarch this morning, got my feeder out, not many blooms left this year.
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