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It started innocently enough with some flowers my boy picked from the marina gardens.

But each morning and each evening I found myself wiping away some mysterious droppings from the table under the flowers. Yup, mystery poo.

And then she revealed herself. Another wildlife turn temporary pet for our little family.

So having been through the monarch cycle before, we went to our local woods and got some milkweed and set up shop.

He watched and waited and sketched.

And then one morning we even got to see the actual process of this caterpillar forming its chrysallis!

And finally about 9 days later, she emerges...

Zach declared that her name shall be Rosalina.

So we called our neighbor boat kids over and shared in the joy of releasing her.

Pure magic.