Today's off to a good start

With coffee in hand, Lynne and I were outside early this morning, hoping to watch another butterfly join the other winged beauties in the yard. Finally, we were able to witness the entire 'hatching' process, instead of being a couple minutes late. These pictures were taken within a 2 minute timeframe. If you look closely at the first picture, you can even see the yellow/orange spots inside the cocoon!




It's kind of bittersweet in a way, having all this peace, calmness and tranquility in our yard, knowing full well the devistation that is and has taken place just a few hundred miles to our South along the Gulf. †