Charlotte Croft and I have never met, yet I think I know her. We are kindred spirits who both love nature and its beauty. I have featured other magnificent photos she has sent in the past, and you will find them still on this blog and on some of the web pages at Quilter’s Muse Publications. Today, I am going to share recent photos she mailed, along with some of her words.
This gorgeous photo was taken by Charlotte’s son, Johnathan.
All life begins in some manner. She wrote:
Last year, (in 2006), Cameron (her grandson) found a milkweed leaf with eggs on it. He put the leaf in his little bug cage. In due time, he had four little caterpillars … They all spun a beautiful chrysalis and then, one day, they hatched into beautiful kings of the butterfly world.
Charlotte Croft’s grandson, Cameron, holds two newly-emerged Monarch Butterflies. photo by Johnathan Croft.
Close-up view of a Monarch Butterfly’s “home” before it takes wing. Charlotte only regrets that she was not at her friend’s home when the butterfly left its chrysalis.
The sight of a butterfly brings joy! I certainly feel happy while viewing Charlotte and Johnathan’s photos, and I hope that you appreciate them, too.
May you have a coin in your pocket, a song in your heart, and the time to enjoy the “little things” of life. Collectively, the little things ARE life. Enjoy!
Patricia Cummings
