Class Room Time for Milkweed and Morach, Diane and the Scareho, Me~Hot, and The Pathway
Today's post is starting out with a learning lesson, since our local blogging teacher is on summer vacation. Yes Liz, I mean you! By the way, Liz thank you for bringing this subject to my attention so I could blog about it. Liz mentioned Monarch butterflies in her post the other day and that sparked something I heard then read about, so today, CLASS we will learn a little about the Monarch butterfly, then about the Milkweed plant. What I heard then I read about was that a Monarch butterfly will only lay her eggs on a milkweed plant. Interesting, and as this plant slowly disappears from our earth, so will the butterflies. Now, being the silly teacher I am, I can't tell you what becomes of these eggs if there is no plant to lay them on, but that is just not part of the lesson plan today. "Ann, stop drawing and pay attention". Moving on, there are 37 different types of milkweed plant. When I was younger I thought, cause WEED...