A couple of weeks ago Earon found a monarch caterpillar for Ethan to watch. It was our science experiment:) It was pretty neat, especially once we found a home for it other than the kitchen counter. It was not pleasant to cook with a green thing squiggling in a jar just a couple of inches away! Anyway, in a surprising short time it spun its cocoon. It never did anything while we were watching. I guess it is like watching anything grow; you can't actually SEE movement while you are watching, but leave for an hour and come back and you can measure a difference. One day we noticed the caterpillar hanging by its tail. We went out to run errands or take a walk or something and when we returned, there was no more caterpillar, only a smooth, beautiful, green cocoon. It had these fantastic gold sparkles on it, too. They would catch the light and glitter in an amazing way. The butterfly came out in similar manner. We noticed a change in the color of the cocoon and we went for a walk, when we came back, there was the butterfly!! Watching the hand of God in the minute loveliness of nature is an awesome thing. So, that was our science experiment:)
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| Ethan and the jar as the butterfly is strengthening its wings |
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| There it is! |
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| Outside, stretching and strengthening its wings |
