Finally! We "Caught" a butterfly!

For probably the twentieth time this summer, my youngest daughter raised the cry of "Monarch" as she watched the garden from the window.


I grabbed my camera and ran out the door. As I tried to approach the butterfly it flew off.

I went back in, sad but not surprised as we've been trying to capture a monarch's photo all summer.

So, when moments later she raised the cry again, I decided to try something different.

Instead of going outside, I stayed in!

I opened my window and its screen and hung out the window with my camera. With arm outstretched, we finally "captured" that allusive insect!

Yay for my kiddo's quick eyes and three cheers for a change in tactics!