This afternoon we found a beautiful Swallowtail butterfly in our caterpillar jar. We left her alone for a few hours so it could dry its wings.
And then we took her outside. All butterflies seem like girls to me. They are just so pretty and feminine looking.
Anna was a little disconcerted by the grippiness of her legs.. and then a breeze caught her wings and she flew to the next person.
Laney was also a tad unnerved by the feel of her sitting right on her skin.
And then the butterfly started climbing towards her face and she started laughing hysterically in a "GET HER OFF ME!" sort of way.
Also...how great is it that she wore her blue butterfly shirt today? It's like Laney and the Swallowtail coordinated their outfits this morning.
And then all of the sudden, her wings were completely dry and she flew off. It made me thankful for the experience the kids had of seeing the miracles of nature and the cycles of life.
Simply beautiful.
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