Hola Danaus plexippus

About this time every year monarch butterflies flutter by my backyard for a couple of days. Today eight or nine meandered hither and thither around my flora and sunbathed on the brick and the birdbath. I know they are just passing through on their way to Mexico but it makes this gringo happy they take the time to take a break in their long journey and show me their true colors. I have nothing to feed them (maybe I should plant some milkweed) but that doesn't seem to make any difference as they hover and stretch and preen in the sunlight.