When most people look over a meadow, they see tall grasses and useless weeds. My eleven year old son’s view is different. His eyes notice tall milkweed plants that hold potential. Long, slender fingers gently turn the leaves upward as he searches for dining monarch caterpillars. He has a passion to rear the caterpillars at home because there is a less than a 10% chance that the egg/caterpillar will survive on the leaf. The caterpillars are placed in mason jars...
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