Friday, June 20, 2014

Right place. Right time.

Sometimes doing a little yard work pays off in unexpected dividends.

I was weedwacking the edge of the walkway by our front garden when a newly hatched Monarch Butterfly landed on the pavement right in front of me.




Of course, I put the weedwacker down and ran inside to get my camera.




Although the new butterfly wandered off into the garden before I could catch the complete unfurling of its wings, I was glad to have been there to see something I had never seen before.




Nature never fails to surprise me.  I went out to trim back the weeds and came in with a new memory.  Right place.  Right time.  Another magical moment captured by chance.  

4 comments:

  1. Hope to see that one day also. Thanks for sharing,

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    1. It was a wonderful surprise. I hope you stumble upon something similar too. When I go outside I feel like I never know what I'll find or see. So many unplanned encounters waiting to happen.

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  2. How exciting! Maybe I will be lucky one day soon in my new butterfly garden.

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    1. I'm sure you will, Nana! Once you start observing butterflies you find so many interesting things to see. Enjoy!

      BTW, I apologize for taking so long to reply to your comments. My blog settings were askew and I didn't see you comments until now.

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