Andy M.
Certified Pretend Chef
Wow! You certainly haven't lost your touch.
DittoWow! You certainly haven't lost your touch.
My latest cake creation - this was for my MIL's birthday on Sunday. It was my first time making hard fondant panels and a molded "box top". The jelly beans are because she always keeps a dish of candies on her counter went the kids come over. It was a challenge as it is out of my comfort zone, but I enjoyed trying something new!
Monarch caterpillar on my milkweed! So excited to see them back!
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Birds often are not too fond of Monarchs. The reason is the Viceroy. It has almost the same color and markings as a Monarch. But it is very bitter so birds and other insect eaters avoid these two butterfly.
I found something I'd never heard of on my milkweed the other day, bright orange and black milkweed beetles. They like milkweed for the same reason Monarchs do, it makes them taste bad to predators. I'm reserving my milkweed for monarchs and seeds, so I squished the beetles.
I have only seen the white/pink milkweeds. I looked up milkweed on Wikipedia and the colour of the flowers depends on the species of milkweed. I had no idea there were so many different kinds of milkweed. Heck, I didn't know there was more than one kind.