Yesterday, we set our Painted Lady butterflies free. It has been a wonderful few weeks with them, but it was time. The new caterpillars will be here in a couple of days, and we need to get the “garden” ready for them!
Last week, my boys received a package in the mail - it was an Aquasaurs kit I had ordered. An “Aquasaur” is a crustacean (named by the company, Uncle Milton, I assume) that dates back to prehistoric times. It is a tiny organism that thrived in standing pools of water and could withstand years of inactivity and dry conditions in its egg state. These hardy water-dwellers can be “hatched” in the right conditions and will grow to be about two inches in length, provided the conditions are right.
