This swallowtail caterpillar found a spot to make his/her chysallis. This is what it looked like after a few hours of being immobile. Note the silk that holds it up and the discarded head. The butterfly is the result. 
Indigenous Eating Challenge
Check out my blog, "A Week of Indigenous Eating"
Happy Fall!
My butterfly garden 1st day of fall
The Garden Meal
Check out my Native American recipes with no Old World ingredients
Reserva Natural Cabezas de San Juan
Coming Soon: A Tour of Puerto Rico Natural World, including Reserva Natural Cabezas de San Juan
Mosaic Bison
The old plywood bison that hung on my late in-laws' (Henry and Fern Mihesuah) carport got a makeover with plastic pieces and a horn from a bumper. He is now on my south fence overseeing day lilies, milkweed and butterfly bushes.
Tour of the Baker Wetlands
Check out the new photo tour
Bring Back the Monarchs
Bring Back the Monarchs
Big Green Pond Frog
Big green pond frog in our small pond
Bobate Hunting
Photos of Baldwin City Bobcat
New Book! Storied Dishes
My essay, “The Garden Meal,” appears in this anthology of stories by women foodies.
Geese and Goslings
Mother and Father Geese with goslings at our pond May 3
About Me
- Devon Mihesuah
- Devon Mihesuah is an enrolled citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and is a Chickasaw descendant. She is the Cora Lee Beers Price Professor at the University of Kansas and the author of dozens of award winning books and essays. She holds a black belt in Tae Kwon Do and has been a lifeguard, distance runner, musher, skijorer, gun salsperson, cook, high school biology and physics teacher, and swimming, basketball, cross country, and tennis coach. She lives in Baldwin City with her husband Josh and children Toshaway and Ariana.