Weather It Is (Cold, But Not To Cold For Caterpillars)

Good Afternoon:

Another weather system will move into our area later tonight and tomorrow.  However, this system -- unlike the last -- does not have a good source of moisture.  But, it is relatively cold (even at upper levels of the atmosphere), so strong (but likely) brief (but localised) showers will develop tomorrow.

After the passage of this storm, we will slowly warm up to mild temperatures by week's end.  However, like reaching the top of a roller coaster,  we'll head back to cool weather again by next Sunday.

Oblivious to all of these changes are our new friends and family: the caterpillars (Zakalim in Hebrew).  They seem to thrive in this up and down weather, and have taken up residence on our "Ruda" plants in the front garden.  As my wife pointed out, these are not like "Sabras."  Sabras are actually a plant, and they are very prickly. Instead, Israeli caterpillars are very soft to the touch (unlike American caterpillars who are more like Sabra plants).

Besides wonder about the significance of that..,  I had a few questions.  I wondered how all of these Zakalim made their way to our front garden.  After all, they don't have wings like their "parents," the butterfly.  Second, I wondered, which came first, the chicken or the egg, or really: the egg, the caterpillar, or the butterfly.  How does evolutionary theory explain this?  My youngest daughter had the simplest answer and it is based on the premise that "behind every complex system is a simpler system that works better" -- or in our case: simpler answer.  She said: "God made everything," so there is no mystery.

Barry Lynn