I do not know if Pacific Grove, a tourist town by the Pacific Ocean with about 15,000 residents, still celebrates the arrival of Monarch butterflies each year. According to John Steinbeck’s book Sweet Thursday (1954), each year Monarch butterflies stopped at Pacific Grove and got "drunk" on the resinous sap from the local pine trees. It appears these butterflies know better than humans. They not only do not "drink" and "fly," they also include in their migration route one of the most scenic spots in the world. They stretched out their colorful black and orange wings all over the town to sober up before leaving. And many of them did get stepped on or run over during their stopover at Pacific Grove. In the past, these butterflies had kept the town’s merchants in business. The locals would be devastated financially if they had to cancel their annual butterfly festival due to the lack of flying visitors.
Now let’s picture the amazing sight of colorful butterflies everywhere. Wow! What a treat! - Ayee
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