Loved this article. I remember back in the late 1990s, standing on the driveway at the park residence and looking up and seeing so many monarchs that the appeared to be leaves blowing in the wind. The same year we found a small tree in the Post Oak camp loop that was covered with roosting monarchs, there must have been THOUSANDS! I regret not getting pictures, they only stayed one night.
Ah, that would have been amazing to see, Dennis! I'm glad you were able to experience it, even if you don't have the photos. Sometimes the best memories are the ones in our mind.
Somewhere I believe that there's a god of old women and butterflies who protects the gentle and the beautiful. The Monarchs have shown up in my garden recently, a gift along with the cooler Texas temperatures.
Loved this article. I remember back in the late 1990s, standing on the driveway at the park residence and looking up and seeing so many monarchs that the appeared to be leaves blowing in the wind. The same year we found a small tree in the Post Oak camp loop that was covered with roosting monarchs, there must have been THOUSANDS! I regret not getting pictures, they only stayed one night.
Ah, that would have been amazing to see, Dennis! I'm glad you were able to experience it, even if you don't have the photos. Sometimes the best memories are the ones in our mind.
How fortunate we have been to witness that "steady beat" of monarch migration.
Such beautiful and evocative writing, Misti! Thanks for sharing those magical moments with us!
Thank you! I often struggle and wonder if I'm able to translate how I feel/what I see onto the digital space, I'm glad it manages to come through!
Somewhere I believe that there's a god of old women and butterflies who protects the gentle and the beautiful. The Monarchs have shown up in my garden recently, a gift along with the cooler Texas temperatures.