Corbin’s pack is doing a popcorn sale fundraiser! Of course, the way they see it they are trying to get the coolest prize possible! But it really is important to raise money for the pack so the boys are able to enjoy fun activities and enjoy their cub scout experience!
If you would like to order from Corbin you can go to “The Popcorn Store”
Your order will ship directly to you! This link is Corbin’s personal link so all sales will go directly to him! Orders will be accepted through October 29th.
Thanks!
Corbin’s Mom! 
(Sorry about the cross posting…this is on my family blog too.)
So…you’ve heard the story before…we were driving to the school and I spotted a caterpillar! Only this time it was GREEN! 
So I had to save it! LOL! Hey! They are in the middle of the road they are gonna get squashed! heh. So we brought it home. We had to wait awhile in the van for my oldest son to get done with his after school activities. The caterpillar was on a stick and I hear my daughter say “Mom what fell out of it’s butt?!” ROFL! Yep it pooped…lol!
So I came home and searched around to find out what kind of caterpillar it is and was excited to find out it is a hummingbird moth! So if it does make a cocoon and emerge we will get to see…
So nothing is going on with the chrysalis…It isn’t showing any signs of emergence…but like I said before it could be 2-24 weeks. It will be 2 weeks on Saturday! Here’s hopin’ in a week or so I can update with pics of a butterfly!
It is definitely dried out and looks even more like a piece of wood than a week and a half ago. I need to see if I can find out if there are any signs to look for when they are ready to emerge.
On the way to school this morning we found another caterpillar crossing the road. So I pulled over and waited anxiously as two cars drove over it. So I had to save it. It stayed in this funny/defensive position all the way home, I thought it look cool like that!
It is the same kind as before so we will have two tiger swallowtail butterflies! The kids were really excited and had to show it off to a couple of the teachers at school!
I tried to get it to go on the defensive and stick out it’s Osmeterium. I guess I didn’t seem like much of a threat! lol
So it has joined our chrysalis and hopefully soon we will have two! It will be so cool once they finally emerge!
All I can say is…”I WANT IT NOW!”
Earlier this year I seriously considered the 5D and 40D…I am so glad I waited! This is a far off dream at this point but man it is a beautiful camera!
This is the announcement from DPReview.com.
And an in depth review can be found HERE!
The Canon 5D Mark II! (I wouldn’t mind having that lens too!)
I checked on the caterpillar this morning and it was still looking like before. We knew it hadn’t died though because it was still wiggling.
A few minutes ago I decided to go check on it again and saw a small insect looking piece on the floor of the terrarium. Sure enough when I looked up at the caterpillar it had started it’s chrysalis! So the whole family came to see and they are all anxiously waiting…waiting for it to emerge. Hopefully sooner than later! It could be 2 weeks…or it could be until next spring…!!!
I know kinda gross…but it’s all part of the process. If I hadn’t already seen a picture of one with a head next to it I would have been wondering what the heck! LOL!
I think it is cool how you can still see the blue dots along the side of it. I’m not sure if they will eventually fade away or not. The small thread that holds it in place fascinates me too…for something so tiny and fragile it is so strong.
So yesterday I found this caterpillar. Today it has either died or it is in the process of pupating! Let’s hope for the latter! I will keep the world posted on the process of this guy if it is indeed pupating!
I know it was in it’s 5th instar by the coloring of it, and all the research I have done on it, so I know it was definitely ready to pupate. So let’s hope so! The kids will love it!
I have read that they can stay in their chrysalis 2-24 weeks! I hope it’s on the shorter end!
A Tiger Swallowtail Caterpillar! I have never seen one of these! And they are soooooooo cool!
I was on my way to pick up my daughter from school and I see this big orange/red thing crossing the road. I had to turn around and take pics of it. I had just commented on a flickr friend’s caterpillar the day before saying I have never seen cool caterpillars…so I wasn’t passing this one up!
As soon as I picked it up I knew what it was and called Chaz to have him look it up and confirm.
So I brought it home and we put it in a tank with some birch twigs and we should see a pupa any day now! The kids are so excited!
I love the colors, markings, little beady eyes and cute little feet! It is so funny to watch them inch along the ground!
~ Donald Culross Peattie
“A weed is but an unloved flower.”
~ Ella Wilcox, 1855 – 1919
“Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them”
~ A. A. Milne, Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh
