The Final Product

So I had heard different number of days between the chrysalis forming and the butterfly emerging. I had heard 14 days, someone else said 11. Gabriela and I were counting each day so we would know... we were gone for the weekend and I decided not to take it along, thinking we'd have time when we came back. Well, we were wrong. Monday was day 10 and the butterfly was already there and ready to fly. Argh! I really wanted to see the chrysalis change color and see the butterfly come out... but we missed it! It flew off into the world a minute after this picture: