Thanks for inviting us to the Arlington Heights Hahns blog. We returned last night -- very exhausted -- at 2am! We spent the day in Dunnellon, FL with some friends on their farm -- fishing, four wheeling, horseback riding etc. An alligator was watching us from a 'safe' distance while we fished, but after we left a big ol' bass tied up off the dock, he came in way too close for comfort.
It was a tough ride to Ft. Myers afterwards, but well worth it! Try to imagine your old Aunt and Uncle singing hip hop at the top of their lungs to stay awake. Scary, huh?
We have many people to thank in IL...James and Lynn for the tour of the lakefront and the gifts for the kids, Peter and Jubentina for the gifts for the kids and hospitality, Dan for playing with Joe and Rita for awhile. Matt and Tommy for visiting with us, Aunt Mary for the cute gifts for the kids, Matt and Zuly for the gifts and hosting a sleepover for the boys. Most of all, thanks to Grampa and Gramma for the unending hospitality and love.
We just finished moving about 20 monarch caterpillars to the nature center and a neighbor's house b/c they had stripped the milkweeds bare at our house. It started as an Easter Egg Hunt but turned into the Great Caterpillar Rescue of 2009.
As always, you ALL have an open invitation to visit anytime!
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oops! I will post pictures as soon as I find the camera in all our clutter.
We're glad you all got home safely, Jeanne. James and I had been wondering about your trip--especially when we heard about some tornadoes in the south.
Great to hear you saved those monarch caterpillars! Do you know about a web site called "journey north"? It tracks the monarch migration north from Mexico in the spring and back south in the autumn. It posts new reports each Thursday during migration seasons. Mostly, it is set up for use by school classes. It has interesting slide shows, videos, and maps that Joe and Patrick might enjoy. The posts are archived, too, so you can go back and read the old ones. We follow it every week and try to guess when we will see the first monarch here.
Thanks for writing! I'm sorry Pete and I missed you when you were in town. Your description of the "Great Caterpillar Rescue of 2009" is entertaining. That sounds like fun.
And Aunt Lynn - the butterfly tracking maps are interesting. No sightings have been reported in Illinois yet. Thanks for that suggestion.
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