Monday, January 2, 2012

The Great Migration...


One of the great things about living in Ventura 
is 
 the beautiful Monarch butterflies come to winter here along the coast
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There is a lovely grove nearby where you can go watch them
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It is all roped off so you can't get to close...which is a shame
but today I learned why
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Some lame  
I mean...unaware person was throwing rocks at the butterflies
to make them fly around for pictures
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Seriously!
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It was heart breaking

So
of course
with my New Year Promise in mind...
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I just HAD to take a stand for the little creatures
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The look I gave the woman would have melted steel
and she walked away with a rock in her hand
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I half expected her to throw it at me for wrecking her fun


If you look closely 
you will see thousands of butterflies clinging to the eucalyptus leaves
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this is where they rest
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They hang like garland from the tree


It is hard to get good shots of them 
because they are so far away
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 moving
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and small


But...if you are patient
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and wait
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until the light is just right
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You might get a couple of awesome shots


Their journey is really quiet remarkable
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They don't live long enough to make the return trip
but
somehow their offspring know the way back
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 it just reminds me
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 our own inner guidance is
a miracle
if we will only listen
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It stands to reason
IF
a butterfly with the brain the size of the head of a pin
can find its way back over 3,000 miles
to a place it has never been
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then surely
we humans with a far more complex brain
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and using our HEART as compass
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can figure out how live more simply, sustainably, and with
a deeper consciousness
for our own well being and future...
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Read more about their fascinating migration here:

http://www.worldwildlife.org/species/finder/monarchbutterflies/monarchbutterflies.html://

1 comment:

  1. These are fabulous shots! The monarchs passed through our property once and I hoped it meant they'd be back again. But I guess they just got lost that year! Lucky you for being near enough to see them!

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