While I was taking pix of the kale yesterday, I saw this Black Swallowtail butterfly.  It was moving slowly, not flying, but kind of staggering.  It was really fresh looking, not old and raggedy, like they sometimes get.

 

We have raised Black Swallowtails before, and when they emerge it takes about 15 minutes for their wings to fill out and dry.

 

So I figure that it lived its life as a caterpillar in my parsley and carrots last summer, cocooned over the winter nearby, and emerged as an adult just before I saw it.  

 

I love my garden;  always something fun to see.

 

 

HAPPY GARDENING!!!