Today I am inspired to continue my butterfly journey. This last generation suffered so many losses I was ready to call it quits, to shut down the sanctuary. Why am I even raising butterflies and writing about it? There’s much that can be said here about perseverance and failure. I[…]
Life is the art of drawing without an eraser
John Gardner
I’m mourning the loss of 7 chrysalises due to a predator previously unknown to me. My tendency is to photograph and write only about the wonders of the butterfly’s development because it’s the beauty of change that inspires me. But this morning as I gathered the infected chrysalises in a bag I realized that[…]
Everything is quiet due to the sudden absence of caterpillars. It’s been a buzz of activity this past week with upwards to 40 caterpillars in my atrium. I step out and there’s a feeling of energy in the air. I move in for a better look and find the insect version of[…]