Saturday, August 17, 2013

Only 10 days!!

Kitties, our first butterfly emerged!     Simba discovered it fluttering in the box this morning, and so Mom and Dad took it outside to release it.     Mom was able to use the "Mackerel" setting CK told us about to get these close up shots.  Mom is so glad she was reading CK's blog in the middle of the night!!



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We think this is a male.     It stayed for a while before flying off over the house.    So pretty to see it do that!

We had expected it to take 14 to 20 days, not just ten.  Now we will watch for the others each day.

And considering the Photo Hunt theme for today is "Swanky", we think this butterfly sure is pretty swanky!
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20 comments:

  1. Mariodacat10:04 AM, August 17, 2013

    Those are great shots of the butterfly. How exciting to watch it.

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  2. rinrinflu10:17 AM, August 17, 2013

    Lovely name Simba! We are from Barcelona, that's my black cat (XETI) blog:)
    rinrinflu.blogspot.com

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  3. Katnip Lounge11:12 AM, August 17, 2013

    Oh, it's miraculous! I can't wait to see more.

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  4. Katie Isabella11:17 AM, August 17, 2013

    VERY swanky and I am thrilled to see him. Loved the education here.

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  5. Catio Tales12:04 PM, August 17, 2013

    That's wonderful and looks soooo tasty. I mean beautiful.

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  6. Fuzzy Tales12:26 PM, August 17, 2013

    Wow, he's beautiful! The "mackerel" function is one of the best you can use! Your mom did a great job capturing him!

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  7. Summer at sparklecat.com2:31 PM, August 17, 2013

    Wow! Those are amazing photos! "Mackerel" works for both tabbies and great close ups! ;-)

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  8. Cat and DOG Chat With Caren7:08 PM, August 17, 2013

    Ohhhh soooo gorgeous and YES they are sure "Swanky!" YAY for CK!!!! She sure knows her stuff! These are beautiful!

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  9. Brian's Home Blog8:29 PM, August 17, 2013

    That is a beautiful butterfly and very swanky indeed!

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  10. Cathy Keisha9:16 PM, August 17, 2013

    What gorgeous fotos of that flutterby! I'm so glad to have helped. TW used to use the Mackerel to take closeups of the flowers in her yard. Can't wait to see some other flutterbys.

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  11. meowmeowmans10:55 PM, August 17, 2013

    OMC! That butterfly is so beautiful! Very swanky, indeed!

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  12. The Island Cats11:02 PM, August 17, 2013

    We can't believe it only took 10 days! That flutterby is beautiful!!

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  13. BeadedTail11:21 PM, August 17, 2013

    What a gorgeous fluttyby! Nature is amazing!

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  14. Gigi12:19 AM, August 18, 2013

    OMC. From caterpillar soup? That is hard to believe. Huh.

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  15. dArtagnan Rumblepurr/Diego Hamlet Moonfur3:23 AM, August 18, 2013

    Oh those are so beautiful!! At first I thought you should nom them, but then I realized they're too bootiful to nom.

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  16. Marg7:54 AM, August 18, 2013

    Wow, that was worth the wait. How exciting. Sorry I missed this the other day. Wonder if there are more. Great pictures. Good for you.

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  17. ANGEL ABBYGRACE3:09 PM, August 18, 2013

    We took great comfort in the butterfly that visited us for two days and stayed close to Mom. She felt like Abby was sending her a sign and that make her smile and cry at the same time.

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  18. A Tonk's Tail8:44 PM, August 18, 2013

    OOOH! You had the BEST Swanky of them ALL!

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  19. Oui Oui9:41 PM, August 18, 2013

    How exciting your first butterfly! Its so breathlessly beautiful!

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  20. Cat8:33 AM, August 22, 2013

    Oh my goodness what beautiful pictures!!! The butterfly is spectacular :-)

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