Monarch Release

This morning, our butterfly looked a little sad - we wondered if the poor gal didn't make it - she turned all black in her cocoon.

Then we looked closer and I could see more colors...

Not 30 minutes later, voila - she popped out and was stretching her wings.

We completed our plan this evening and set her free at the Sunken Gardens - it was a beautiful evening.

We caught the moment on video - she flew off as fast as she could and hung out in a tree for a while. After we climbed the stairs and looked over to the spot, we saw the bright orange of her wings fluttering by the flowers in the area we released her!