A Monarch in Winter
Abbey Pachter
Compelled by deep instinct and the curious mind of a retired nurse, scientist, midwife, and nascent naturalist, the author retrieves a too-late-to-migrate monarch caterpillar from a December ice storm. She decides to learn all she can to care for the butterfly that soon emerges in her home while the second winter of COVID-19 rages outdoors. Each day of its longer-than-expected life brings new observations, challenges, and rewards, which the author shares with the reader as journal entries.
-How are butterflies and newborns alike?
-How and what will he eat? How often?
-Does he sleep? Where will he decide to roost?
-How long will he live?
There are bigger questions, too. What does it mean to age? How do we care for our aging? When do we stop? What can foster a peaceful death? Read to discover fascinating details with easy-to-understand science.
In A Monarch in Winter: Biography of a Butterfly, discover
During these few months of semi-isolation in the second winter of COVID-19, the author creates a new routine, a new purpose, and a new relationship with nature through caring for the small creature in her care. Read this fascinating narrative and witness the butterfly effect on one woman’s life.
Duration - 3h 9m.
Author - Abbey Pachter.
Narrator - Abbey Pachter.
Published Date - Sunday, 28 January 2024.
Copyright - © 2023 Abbey Pachter ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
Compelled by deep instinct and the curious mind of a retired nurse, scientist, midwife, and nascent naturalist, the author retrieves a too-late-to-migrate monarch caterpillar from a December ice storm. She decides to learn all she can to care for the butterfly that soon emerges in her home while the second winter of COVID-19 rages outdoors. Each day of its longer-than-expected life brings new observations, challenges, and rewards, which the author shares with the reader as journal entries. -How are butterflies and newborns alike? -How and what will he eat? How often? -Does he sleep? Where will he decide to roost? -How long will he live? There are bigger questions, too. What does it mean to age? How do we care for our aging? When do we stop? What can foster a peaceful death? Read to discover fascinating details with easy-to-understand science. In A Monarch in Winter: Biography of a Butterfly, discover During these few months of semi-isolation in the second winter of COVID-19, the author creates a new routine, a new purpose, and a new relationship with nature through caring for the small creature in her care. Read this fascinating narrative and witness the butterfly effect on one woman’s life. Duration - 3h 9m. Author - Abbey Pachter. Narrator - Abbey Pachter. Published Date - Sunday, 28 January 2024. Copyright - © 2023 Abbey Pachter ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:10
Dedication
Duration:00:00:13
Part 1 January
Duration:00:00:17
New Year's Day, 2021
Duration:00:05:02
Week 1
Duration:01:03:33
Week 2
Duration:00:29:56
Week 3
Duration:00:08:46
Week 4
Duration:00:14:42
Week 5
Duration:00:02:27
Part 2 February
Duration:00:06:28
Week 6
Duration:00:03:41
Week 7
Duration:00:07:29
Week 8
Duration:00:03:41
Week 9
Duration:00:01:23
Part 3 March
Duration:00:06:42
Week 10
Duration:00:04:07
Week 11
Duration:00:05:38
Appendix A The Butterfly Life Cycle
Duration:00:03:32
Appendix B Nectar Alternatives
Duration:00:02:23
Appendix C Taxonomy of Monarch Butterflies
Duration:00:04:00
Appendix D About Milkweed
Duration:00:02:12
Acknowledgments
Duration:00:09:35
Postscript
Duration:00:03:16
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:10