After washing the car, Chase spotted a beautiful swallowtail butterfly. It was injured so it couldn't fly very well. Everyone was very excited to see it and Chase led the group to see if they could catch it. It kept bouncing from bush to bush as the kids tried to catch him and then he landed "plop" right on Gregor.
The fact that he landed on someone made everyone want a turn to "hold" the butterfly or at least let the butterfly sit on them. Ainsley wanted repeated turns which didn't exactly sit well with the boys. She was a bit rough in her handling of the butterfly. (We had just arrived home after cutting about 6 inches off of Ainsley's hair. We had let it grow until the dance recital in case she needed to wear it up. She didn't, they wore their hair down. Her hair was stringy and tangled constantly. Not a day went by that she didn't fight me when we brushed her hair. This style is much better for all of us!)
If the boys thought Ainsley was rough - they hadn't seen anything yet. Piper only got one time/one picture with the poor little butterfly!
The butterfly really liked Chase the most, perhaps because he was so gentle. He stayed on Chase and we took tons of pictures. He walked all over him.
We took soooo many pictures trying to get a clear shot of the proboscis, the little curly loop which is the butterfly's tongue.
As the sun set, we got this silhouette shot of the butterfly. The poor guy. He really did put up with a lot. I'm sure he was so relieved when we set him on a bush and walked away.
5 comments:
Britt, those were some great pictures. I love the one of Piper, it's so close up and shows what a baby she still is. How sweet. Also, the shadow ones are great.
Love, Mamaw
What great pictures! I could almost think they're fake, they look soo good!
Awesome pictures. My girls would of loved it. The love butterflys. I too love the one of piper smashing her fingers down, not really understanding what gentle is to a butterfly. :) Ainsleys hair is so cute, I love it.
I LOVE that picture of Piper! She THINKS she's being gentle. Oh that poor, sweet, blessed butterfly...it survived the Henrichsens! Can't wait to see you guys in 3 weeks!!! PARTY!
This is just so sweet. I also love the picture of Piper with the butterfly. too cute!
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