It was a surprise to see a monarch butterfly in the garden today, October 22nd!
A large female was nectaring on a small blossom of a butterfly bush about 4:20 p.m. The temperature was 72 degrees, sunny with a light breeze, unusual for upstate New York this time of the year. We call it Indian Summer, a short warm spell after cold Fall weather. The weather will be back to normal in a week.
This is the time of year that monarchs head to Mexico, so she'd better get going!
