Farewell, Butterfly

Our last monarch eclosed yesterday. It was rainy and overcast, so I waited to release him today. It wasn't much sunnier but at least it wasn't raining. My milkweed is about dead and the days are turning colder, so I think we've seen the last of the monarch eggs and caterpillars for this season. I think we had 13 monarchs successfully eclose this summer. That's a lot more than the past several years!