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Usually the book costs $30. Only thing I paid for was the $8 shipping. Click here to view this photo book largerShutterfly allows you to customize your photo book just the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "My Books"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":13694,"url":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2012\/11\/01\/two-stages-of-butterfly-life\/","url_meta":{"origin":12936,"position":3},"title":"Two Stages Of Butterfly Life","date":"November 1, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"I was amazingly lucky to be able to watch a Monarch larva transform into a chrysalis, followed closely by a healthy Monarch butterfly emerge from its chrysalis, which then I was able to temporarily place on my shoulder before it flew away. It was a good nature day.","rel":"","context":"In "Fauna"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Monarch-Chrysalis-11-01-12-lo-res-200x300.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":823,"url":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2010\/07\/19\/another-four-butterfly-day\/","url_meta":{"origin":12936,"position":4},"title":"Another Four Butterfly Day","date":"July 19, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Took pictures of four more Monarch Butterflies emerging from their chrysalises. That's two straight days with four butterflies coming out. At one point I had two clinging to my left hand as I took pictures with my right. 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