Sept 11th .. monarch getting ready to chrysalis

monarch getting ready to chrysalis, originally uploaded by hobbitsmama.

Today we again waited for the plumber .. but when he came (the kids LOVE him) he talked to them about everything he was doing ... so we had a plumbing lesson .. and we no longer have pipes leaking into our living room .. yay! Our monarch was still looking like an upside down caterpillar when the plumber left and we headed out to the coop and library. When we came back it was a chrysalis. Even I am enthralled by this transformation, so I cannot imagine how magical it must seem to the kids. :)