IF...fat...

*click on photo for better view*

When I thought of what to do for the prompt, fat, I thought of the butterflies that are already starting to flitter around my garden, greedily sucking up the nectar of the many flowers planted there.

When I was a child, I used to sneak up on butterflies and pick them up off the flowers they were feasting on.  My dad says he used to watch me from a window inside the house and he was always astounded that I could actually catch them. 

We also had a picnic table in the yard that was (apparently) the perfect place to hang a chrysalis.  I used to love to sit underneath that table and watch the progress of my almost-butterfly friends.  I still love butterflies more than any other insect in the garden.

Comments

[Barbara W. Klaser]

What a lovely depiction of, er, one of my least favorite words (mainly because it fits me too well). :)

[Marilyn]

Cute illo...but what I really wanted to say is "Happy Mother's Day!" xoxo

[tinker]

Happy Mother's Day, Diane!

[Trisha]

Nice take on this week's illo!...and, cute butterfly!

In our area, once a year the Monarch butterflies migrate...it is fascinating to see these butterflies taking over the area...fluttering around. It is always fun when one lands on you! :)

[fenris]

aw very pretty :)

[tinker]

Adorable illo! Butterflies are fascinating - that whole caterpillar-chrysalis metamorphosis thing is pretty amazing.

[hardwax]

Pretty butterfly and it's eyes are sweet. Nice take on the theme.

[Margaret]

Pretty colors! I never touched butterflies because I was told by someone that if I rubbed off something special on their wings, they could never fly again. An old wives' tale?

[carla]

This is pretty! The pink and purple look like the colors of spring blossoms. How cool that must have been to watch the caterpillars transform into butterflies!