"Put the Lime in the Coconut..."

Well, we don't have a coconut tree, but that lime tree our son got our daughter-in-law for Mother's Day sure is putting out some interesting stuff!

There's a lime growing to the right of the center of the photo, and one at the top right corner.  It's still covered in itty-bitty limes just like when she got it.  That's a good sign it'll make it forever - if we don't have a seriously cold winter here like they did in 2011.

Larry and Lori were out on the back - back porch (Yes, they have two back porches - one 54 feet long covered and screened in and another at the top of the back steps, no cover, no screen.)  So, as I was saying, on the back-back porch they were checking out how the new lime tree was doing, and our son noticed some bird poop on one of the leaves.  When he thumped the leaf to knock it off  IT GREW HORNS !  Menancing orange horns!

Mercy Gracious Goodness Alive!  THAT is the craziest bird poop I ever saw!

Looking closely at the leaves on the lime tree and, sure enough, we see that the leaves have been chewed on by a caterpillar!  That's not poop, it's a bug!

A bit more research by our son and we discovered it'll become a gorgeous butterfly:

Now,  to leave it to feast on the lime leaves, or not?  Hey, we have acres and acres of green growing things!  Let that bugger go get his supper somewhere else!  THUMP!!