Monarch in the Vineyard

This year, my husband marveled at how many Monarch butterflies were in the vineyard, so many more than we had seen in the past. With all of the other things that we have to do in the vineyard, some weeds have taken over under the canopy. While I tend to pull up the bind weed, black swallow wort and tall grasses, I do tend to leave the milk weed, Asclepias syriaca L. alone.
Our clothes pin duties brings us up close and personal with the ground. One morning, I saw a Monarch butterfly caterpillar! Soon after that, I saw a butterfly. This is why working in the vineyard close to Nature is reward in itself.