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Be the Butterfly

The butterfly counts not months but moments and has time enough. – Tagore

Be The Butterfly - Monarchs Natural Bridges - Santa Cruz - Marie Cameron - 2014

We’re so lucky to be close to Natural Bridges State Park in Santa Cruz where Monarchs overwinter. They arrive in October and stick around until February, nestled among sheltered coastal groves of eucalyptus.

Be The Butterfly - Monarchs Overwintering - Marie Cameron - 2014

Look closely, this vine is loaded with HUNDREDS of Monarchs.

Be the Butterfly - Monarch Cluster-Natural Bridges -Marie Cameron- 2011

On a cold day they will huddle together in masses with their wings closed looking like dried leaves or clusters of pinecones. On a warm day they will begin to flutter about, an enchanted grove of waking wings .

Be The Butterfly - Monarchs x 3 - Marie Cameron - 2014Be The Butterfly - Scarf Portrait - Marie Cameron & O Purohit 2014

Be The Butterfly - Scarf- Marie Cameron & O Purohit 2014

Be The Butterfly - Scarf Straight Back - Marie Cameron & O Purohit 2014

Be The Butterfly -  With Scarf  - Marie Cameron & O Purohit 2014

Be The Butterfly - Scarf Loop- Marie Cameron & O Purohit 2014

Be The Butterfly - Scarf Straight Up - Marie Cameron & O Purohit 2014

Be The Butterfly - Scarf and Sun - Marie Cameron & O Purohit 2014

OK, so Maybe I can’t BE the butterfly, but I can be in the moment.

I can also resolve to plant some milkweed and support the protection of native habitats to help these inspiring creatures on their awesome migration. This bunch will lay the eggs that will hatch, turn into caterpillars, feed on milkweed, turn into the chrysalis that will develop into the Monarchs that will begin the first leg of the journey to the Rockies. Good luck to them all and may we see their great great great offspring next winter!

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