Morris emerges.

For the past couple of days, Morris the Monarch caterpillar-now-a-chrysalis has been growing darker in colour.
When I got up to check him this morning, I knew it was time for him to emerge.

And while I was making tea and toast for breakfast, he came out! Dang!
I missed seeing him come out of the shell.

He was several hours drying his wings.  Isn't he magnificent?

Then he flew off.
Destination: Mexico.
Godspeed Morris!