Wednesday, July 26, 2006

Butterflies


        Today I went to the main office at the RV park I am staying at. Outside they have a row of flowers that edge the front and the walkway that leads to the front door.
        I noticed a butterfly as I got out of my car. Then another one and another and another and another. I had to stop and look at these beautiful fairies flying around the flowers. They were like little pieces of paper caught in the wind. One would land and you would see it open and close it's wings and see the beautiful pattern. A kaleidoscope of colors.
        Then I noticed they were all different. Oh one or two seemed to make a pair. There were so many that my mind got caught up in seeing if I could pair any. They were big and had so many different colors. It was wonderful. Never had I seen so many different ones. Usually if you had a ca-coon open around the same time you would see the same type of butterflies.
        This experience I had never seen or experienced before. There was one that was completely black with some bluish shiny spots that made it glitter. There were different kinds of monarch type with the black edges and different colors. There were yellow ones and gold ones. White ones were there too. They all seemed to be represented. Then I noticed a few small ones about the size just shy of an inch long. There were a lot of these small ones.
        What an experience! Never had I seen such a range of butterflies in all my life. I was in the right place to see such a thing. The right place at the right time.
        I was told that the flowers that edged the RV office were called Lantana's. So I will remember that. When I have my own place I will want to see if I can experience this myself at home.
        I feel honored to have seen such a sight and all I was doing was just going to mail some letters. Wow! Now I know what it’s like for a lady to receive a beautiful bouquet of mixed flowers.

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