Sep 16: chrysalises galore (and swallowtail caterpillars)

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I counted at least six monarch chrysalises in the garden today and about a dozen swallowtail caterpillars on the rue.

Monarch chrysalis in Russian sage 1
Monarch chrysalises in Russian sage and nepeta
Monarch chrysalis in wood pile
Swallowtail caterpillars in rue
Monarch chrysalis in rue from above
Monarch chrysalis in rue

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