Beautiful Butterfly

We've watched caterpillars eat themselves into a blissfully quiet nap   several times now.  No matter how many times we've "grown butterflies" in our kitchen, feeding them leaf after countless Crown Flower Tree leaf, it hasn't lost it's wonder or charm; I don't think it ever could. 

The moment the winged marvel emerges from the safety of the hanging crysallis, we wait mezmorized by her fragile beauty. 

When her wings are dry, we'll gently lift her from our homemade habitat to transfer for the backyard release.  Lucky for us, this little beauty didn't mind hanging around awhile to tickle our noses before flying to the safe resting spot of a mango tree leaf. 


Always on the grow,