[Magdalen] Le Premier Papillon.

[Esther Williamson]

I remember picking milkweed pods during the war! Hadn't thought of that 
for years. I always enjoy your messages about the flora and the fauna. 
Thanks David.

Esther

On 5/26/2015 10:55 AM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen wrote:
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> Just now I saw my first butterfly of the season.  There was a  bright flash
> of yellow, and then golden fluttering the length of the  front deck.
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> It appeared to be one of the "Swallow Tail" species, and probably  attracted
> to my property because of my prize Tulip tree (Liriodendron  tulipifera)
> which is just near the deck, or to one of many magnolia shrubs and  trees
> here.
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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papilio_glaucus
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> We don't see Monarch butterflies here much any more.  I miss their
> brilliant orange and black.  They fed on a rather large patch of  Milkweed
> along the road about a block away, but then the development decided  to
> keep the roadside mowed.
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> I am reminded, this Memorial Day weekend (USA) of the  campaigns
> for grammar school students to collect the milkweed pods for  their
> "fluff" used in floatation devices for military service men and  women.
> It's a wonder any Milkweed survived this species "holocaust", since  most
> of the seeds were gone with the fluff.
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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarch_butterfly
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> David Strang.
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