It's been 10 days since a friend of ours brought over a mason jar with a chrysalis formed on the inside of the lid. We started to worry the maybe the butterfly died. The color was still bright green as of yesterday. Sparkles stayed on top of the counter between the dinning room and kitchen. So it was easy for the girls to see right up into the jar and see sparkles hanging there. This morning my daughter came in yelling that there was a butterfly. They were beyond excited and could not wait to see her fly. Around 10 am I unscrewed the mason jar lid and opened it so that she would have room and if she was ready to leave she could. {BTW were are not sure if it is a girl but don't tell my girls that} So Sparkles started moving around slowly and begin to stretch her wings. Here are a few shots of her getting used to her gorgeous new life.
This shot below was taken by Starr.... photographer in training ;)
Stella was so intrigued with Sparkles. She would try to get up close and personal.... even opened her mouth ready to try to eat her a few times as well.
Once I placed her on the doors trim she decided to fly and flew straight to Starr's foot. She panicked so quick that I almost dropped my camera trying to get her to not hurt Sparkles. Starr ending up helping for a quick shot before Stella was about to lift her foot to her mouth. After saving Sparkles from Stella's mouth I opened the back door and let her fly off, only to fly to the fence and hang out for hours more. Sparkles is a natural ;) She just posed while we took way too many shots of her.
It's remarkable and plain out amazing how a caterpillar can turn into a gorgeous butterfly. God's power and creation is beautiful. It's the rebirth of Sparkles! She has changed for the better and is free.... pretty similar to finally making a change in your life and giving your all to God and trusting in him. He is the maker of all and has the power of no other. These simple things in life are all around us! God is love. How could he not be when he can create something as beautiful as this from a caterpiller or create a child from a man and a woman. These are miracles! This is all God's work and we should never take it for granted. Life is precious and every hardship, challenge, pain, lesson, laughs, love.... the good times and the bad.... are slowly molding us to who we need to be. Never give up. Cherish the simple things and life and embrace everyone you love and love those that need love.
"We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has done through to achieve that beauty." -Maya Angelou
"We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has done through to achieve that beauty." -Maya Angelou