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Cadbury at Lewes residents release monarch butterflies
Resident Kathy Holstrom coaxes a butterfly to spread its wings to fly. DENY HOWETH PHOTOS
July 25, 2017
Jean Wampler says a little prayer for her monarch butterfly.
A monarch finds a black-eyed Susan to fuel up.
Executive Director Carol Holzman explains the purpose behind the event and encourages a moment of silence.
Lois Wills coaxes the butterfly out of the envelope.
Kathy Holstrom enjoys the butterfly while it sits on her hand.
Monarch on the Rudbeckia.
Jean Carpenter, event coordinator for Cadbury at Lewes, begins to distribute the butterflies.
Residents line up for the release.
Butterflies were sold and are ready to take flight.
Signa Souder sends her shuffleboard puck down the gameboard.
Excited for the release are (l-r) Ron and Marge Trupp, Pat Cummings, Roberta Horst, Frances Mason, Vi Cribb and Jeane Wampler.
Bob Hein has his monarch, plus a couple backups, and is ready to set them free.
A peek inside the envelope.
Lois Wills listens as her butterflies are moving around getting ready for flight.
After lunch and games, residents prepare for the flight of the butterflies.
Emerging from an envelope and ready for flight.
Signa Souder lines up a shot at the shuffleboard in competition with Frances Mason.
A monarch on a Rudbeckia in the garden.
A monarch lights on a purple statice plant.
Pat Cumming watches her score while Pat Ward and Ron Trupp await their turns.
Pat Cumming watches Bob Hein’s form in the shuffleboard game.
Cadbury at Lewes residents released hundreds of monarch butterflies during a July 14 ceremony to remember those who are no longer living. Cadbury at Lewes has a pollinator-friendly garden with black-eyed Susans, coneflowers and Joe Pye weed among other native flowering plants.
Before the release, residents dined al fresco and played shuffleboard before joining family and friends for the celebration. Monarchs are shipped on ice to keep them dormant, then brought to room temperature the hour before release.
Jean Carpenter spent an anxious day making sure they would be ready for the event on Friday.
