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Judy Evans @JudyEv (382421) • Rockingham, Australia 17 Aug

I’ve spoken about small towns in Western Australia and their efforts to attract tourists. Nannup is one of those towns and was mentioned recently as they’ll be hosting the Gravel World Championships in 2026. They also hold a music...

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Have you ever seen one of these plants before?

Marsha @MarshaMusselman (38865) • Midland, Michigan 26 Aug 22

I think they are rather ugly but I found out recently that it's a milkweed and that monarch butterflies need them to lay their eggs. My sister told me that a lack of these plants is why the monarch butterflies are going extinct...

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More about Monarchs

Rohvannyn Shaw @Rohvannyn (3098) • United States 11 Sep 16

This one's for @JudyEv. First of all, if you really want to read the definitive book on monarch butterflies, read "Chasing Monarchs" by Robert Michael Pyle. I met Bob Pyle several years ago and was amazed by his in depth...

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Monarch Butterflies!

Jose Juan @quantum2020 (12054) • Ciudad De Mexico, Mexico 11 May 16

This is about the season when the colorful insects feed from the petals of flowers and lay their eggs on milkweed. In my region is rare to see monarch butterflies at the time of the year, since, they are usually north of the...

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Those are Monarch Buttterflies in the photo, Pacific Grove, California

James Higgins @JamesHxstatic (29410) • Eugene, Oregon 18 Jan 16

It is hard to believe that these beautiful little insects can fly as high as 10,000 feet and thousands of miles finding nourishment from flowers along the way. Pacific Grove, California, around the bay from Monterey is a winter...

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A surprise trip with our daughter

James Higgins @JamesHxstatic (29410) • Eugene, Oregon 29 Dec 15

She has this week off and lots of "miles" due to her extensive business travel. So, first she wanted to take us to DC. I have never been there and would love to visit the Vietnam Wall Memorial and other historical places, but the...

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