FRIENDS AND BUTTERFLIES
People travel far and wide to enjoy the world’s countless
wonders. As it turns out, sometime the most beautiful things are just around
the corner. The locals are likely to ignore them until someone from out of town
comes along and… we discover our own backyard.
This is what happened to me yesterday. My dear friends
Judy and Chris came up from Louisville to check on me and be sure I am on my
best behavior after open heart surgery (I am). It was a beautiful day and we
drove to Eden Park to see the Great Monarch Butterfly Show at the Krohn Conservatory. The last time I had been there was in 1998 when my niece had crossed the Ocean to come to visit.
We decided to sit down near the flowers and leave the initiative to the critters. Eventually a large one came to rest on Chris’ jeans first, before settling down on Judy’s little paper holder. And there it sat for the longest time. It needed a rest just like me. It was older, a volunteer explained, the edges of the wings were a little frayed and it only had three legs. We sympathized!