A garden butterfly;
the baby crawls, it flies...
she crawls, it flies...
Here are some photos and haiku I wrote about kids and butterflies.
Give the children nets,
release them in the open fields -
flying lessons
Chasing butterflies
with no will to close the net -
just running!
Catch and release
careful of delicate wings-
butterfly hunters.
Yesterday we met up with my blogging buddy Shelley from But Wait, There's More! at a butterfly festival. Our boys had a blast climbing a tree and running around the open fields with nets. Buddy even caught and released a monarch and a cabbage butterfly. I think Punkin's favorite parts of the day were the school bus ride from the parking garage to the festival grounds and sitting in the demo vegetable-oil-driven car. He got a kick out of loading his net with grass too. There is nothing like exploring new territory and building stronger friendships! I've been reading Shelley's haiku for a year now and it's the first time we met in person. How delightful to finally be able to say we are friends In Real Life!
7 comments:
Cloudscome,
Sounds like a great day! Love the photos and haiku. There's nothing like connecting kids with nature.
I like yours better than his!
They're perfect!
Lovely photos and haiku :-)
I thought I recognized the boy in the green shirt (I'm his aunt). Great pictures and very nice haiku.
The delight is mutual, blogfriend!
Beautiful!
Have I already asked you if you've seen Today and Today by G. Brian Karas (a collection of Issa's haiku)? Sorry if I have. My blog-reading's been spotty lately, so I can't remember. Anyway, you'd love it.
Thanks for all the kinds words friends. Chelle you have a delightful nephew! It was so great to meet him and his mom.
Jules I don't think I've seen that book but it's on my wish list now!
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