We have been enjoying all that we are growing in our backyard vegetable and herb garden. I love having a constant source of lettuce on hand in the summer. Last week, however, our lettuce brought with it an unexpected summer guest. A small, green and creepy little guest...a cabbage butterfly caterpillar. She landed on our kitchen counter as I was cleaning the evening's lettuce. Unfortunately, I didn't take a picture of it's lovely soft green body...but you can check out an image here. Like any naturalist mama I suggested we pop her in a jar and take a look at her when we have a chance...it was dinner time after all. So, into a mason jar with a piece of plastic wrap, with holes poked in it, our guest went. The next morning, this is what we discovered in the jar.
