And now we wait . . .

A week ago yesterday we stepped out on to our deck where our "herb garden" grows in pots. I noticed that something had eaten the top right off of a lovely bunch of parsley. As I scanned down the stem the culprit was discovered. And CD decided we needed to put said culprit into a jar and feed it, keeping it as a pet!


The beautiful catepillar had quite an appetite and seemed to be quite content in the jar as long as we tossed in a sprig of parsley a couple times a day. Lucky for CD I have two parsley pots so one (the one the catepillar started munching on in the first place) became the "feed the catepillar plant." She was named by CD—he called her Kitty the Catepillar. Over the next five days Kitty became bigger . . . and bigger . . . and bigger. Actually we were all captivated by her appetite and growth and would check in on her several times a day, making sure she always had fresh food.

On Thursday (only five days from when we found her) Kitty was found under the lid of the jar amongst a web-like substance. The lid was screwed on so I was afraid she wouldn't have the air supply she may need to exist. When JJ got back from town with the kids, she (the one in the family who was totally fascinated with Kitty) unscrewed the lid and put a few holes in it, and at the same time, found a few more twigs for Kitty to anchor her chrysalis.

Yesterday JJ watched the chrysalis change right before her eyes from a brown-green to a camo-color matching the twig on which it was anchored. Amazing!

If you look closely you can see the string of web-like substance acting as a sling to hold her in place. Isn't her camo-coloring awesome!

We are all anxious to see what Kitty becomes . . . a beautiful yellow butterfly such as the many we've seen flying around, or an ugly brown moth! So now we wait . . .