How's Robb?

Once again, Robb and I are raising Anise Swallowtail caterpillars, in the hopes that they will thrive and transform themselves into butterflies.  We haven't seen as many caterpillars as usual on our fennel plants, so this year I've been bringing foliage with eggs attached in to our butterfly hatchery. Robb and I figure that by bringing them inside, we protect them from predation.  At this moment, we have one chrysalis, one caterpillar who is in the writhing process of attaching itself to a branch in preparation for turning into a chrysalis, and a variety of caterpillars in various stages of growth. To me, this is a truly magical process. 

I was walking with my friend Emma, when she spotted this jeep. Crammed with layer upon layer of pea sprouts.  What wonderfully odd things have you stumbled upon lately?

It's been a while since I've posted to the blog. I had gotten myself into the stupid mindset of thinking that I had to write something truly momentous, and so of course, I wrote nothing at all.  I'm going to cut myself some slack, and not worry so much about perfection. I'm going to give myself permission to use unedited cellphone photos, because I'd gotten a bit hung-up on only posting "real" photographs.  What is it they say?   Le mieux est l'ennemi du bien.