Butterflies have always been a part of my life. Quite a variety made their way through rural southern Virginia. My brothers and I found a little green pod once. We watched it grow transparent and out drip a wet-winged Monarch. White and gold butterflies were most common. Every now and then a blue butterfly would appear and that was an event that delighted everyone. Today living in the city I don’t see many butterflies at all unless they are on exhibit at local science or natural history museums. But whatever I experienced in my youth continues to inform my creative self to this day because I continue to draw upon these winged creatures for inspiration.
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