Unfortunately, it seems that the imago that hatched didn't make it very far...last week end we found it dead underneath the pupa casing...most likely scenario: a dragonfly had it for dinner...it's nature, I know, but it's still a bit upsetting that the butterfly in the pupa we watched over so carefully didn't make it...
Magic and Miracles
Friday 7 September 2012
Dead imago
Labels:
Butterflies,
Butterfly,
Imago,
Nymphalis antiopa
Monday 27 August 2012
Easy peasy soup
I accidentally made some delicious toddler friendly pea soup...it's a bit dark in the pic but the actual colour is a pretty, bright green...
200 g frozen (or fresh) peas
1 tin big white beans (or boiled dried ones)
creamy coconut milk
1 small bay leaf
soy sauce
1 wing of a star anise
marjoram
salt
garlic
Chop garlic and fry gently in oil with the peas and beans. Add coconut milk, soy sauce and marjoram. Simmer for 5 mins. Add star anise and bay leaf. Let simmer for another 5 mins. Add salt to taste. Remove bay leaf and star anise. Use a stick blender to mix the soup. Serve! My 1-year-old LOVED this.
200 g frozen (or fresh) peas
1 tin big white beans (or boiled dried ones)
creamy coconut milk
1 small bay leaf
soy sauce
1 wing of a star anise
marjoram
salt
garlic
Chop garlic and fry gently in oil with the peas and beans. Add coconut milk, soy sauce and marjoram. Simmer for 5 mins. Add star anise and bay leaf. Let simmer for another 5 mins. Add salt to taste. Remove bay leaf and star anise. Use a stick blender to mix the soup. Serve! My 1-year-old LOVED this.
Labels:
Food,
Peas,
Recipes,
Toddler food,
Vegan,
Vegan food,
Vegan toddler food
Sunday 26 August 2012
A miracle - the imago
We got to witness a miracle this week end - or two, really. Our pupae hatched! Obviously it only takes a second or two for the pupae to split open and we missed that, and also the moment when the imago (the actual butterfly) took off, but seeing them rest on their pupae casings was magical! Here's the series, from larva to pupa to imago...and the casing...
Labels:
Butterflies,
Butterfly,
Hatching,
Nymphalis antiopa,
Pupa,
Pupa casing,
Pupae
Tuesday 21 August 2012
Thrifted treasure
A bit of thrifting...a whole bag of Brio blocks (105 pieces) for 8 euros...and on a stand in amongst 90's Barbie dolls with matted hair, scratched, filthy plastic cars and tacky, glittery dolls house furniture at atrocious prices I found this - a beautiful, heavy wooden car for 1 euro! This is what I call treasure!
Sunday 19 August 2012
Life is a bubble...
I've rediscovered soap bubbles. Little man loves them, and so do I. Not just because they are pretty but because they are a metaphor for people...they all come from the same place, they all have their own journey and they all meet the same end. But how different they are! Some are big and colourful, others are smaller, not as shiny...but all of them are unique.
Wednesday 15 August 2012
Tuesday 14 August 2012
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