Rainbow High Poppy Rowan & Daphne Minton (more pix June 20)

[Alliecat]

I've been seeing most of the monarch butterflies lately.  More than in one year than I can ever recall.
It always makes me happy to see them.  They're so uplifting.

YAY.  That is really good news.  I hope the report from the wintering site, where the population is measured in hectares of roosting butterflies, will also be "up".
Watching them soar up toward the sun on their first flight, you can see why folklore casts them as the souls of the dead.


Well...  I found a phone number for MGAE.  They have a warranty, currently an extended holiday one, so I called, and they gave me an e-mail address & instructions.  I sent a photo of the receipt and the shoes, and this week Poppy received a new pair.  Yay!
They are much better quality than the ones she came with -- ALL the painting is better.  Makes you wonder if there's a stash of "good" replacement parts while the factory's turning out poorly-quality-controlled mass- & rush-produced stuff.  So, at least based on this ex-perience, they are responsive to customer problems.
Today I finally got round to soaking the 'crunch' out of her hair.