Rainbows and butterflies

Yesterday I saw the most beautiful butterfly I've ever seen. Each wing was thickly outlined in black, surrounding a vivid blue. Then at the bottom, there was a row of four hot pink dots, two on each wing, like they'd been painted on with nail polish. I've seen beautiful butterflies flying around, and I've seen some in museums. But the beauty is taken to the next level when you get to watch one up close in the morning sun. As it slowly moves, the light catches its wings at different angles, and it just glistens.
Of course, my first thought was, "Where's my camera?" I could have run inside for it, but there is no way a butterfly would sit still long enough for me to come back. And when I did eventually move, it was startled and flew off. So I'm glad I just stood and enjoyed it for a minute. I enjoy life more when I stop to enjoy the moments.

It must have been this kind of butterfly. It's lovely in this picture, but it was ten times more beautiful in real life.

After school, Penny came running to find me in the house. "There's a butterfly flapping and flapping in the pool!" I rushed outside with her. Now let me explain, our pool is well fenced, and there's no way for Penny to get in without help. But the life preserver that hangs on the fence was now lying on the ground inside the fence. Penny had flung it as far as she could to try and rescue this poor butterfly. It was still flapping in the pool, so I was able to fish it out with our net. It was exhausted, so it stayed on our net for several hours, until I assume it flew away.

Life is not entirely rainbows and butterflies-- though with my little girls, there are a lot of those around the house! Last week I fished a dead centipede from the pool, which somehow didn't make it onto my blog. (I'll let you find your own picture. Just trust me, it was gross.) We have a lot of normal moments, a few gross moments, and several special moments, some of which I try to post on my blog.
I hope you enjoy your moments today!