Insects are becoming more active now as the weather warms up a bit, like this tiny Spring Azure butterfly (Celastrina ladon) that I spotted yesterday at Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge.
There is something about chasing after a butterfly that makes me feel like a child again. I am sure that I would have looked ridiculous to an outside observer, who would have wondered what it the world I was doing.
Try it yourself. Chase a butterfly today or, if you can’t find one, let go of your inhibitions and do something equally childlike, like coloring with crayons. I think that most of us take ourselves too seriously too often.
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Good advice, Mike. We all could lighten up a bit.
Indulge more of your inner child.. invitation to see my latest post Once in a Blue Moo: https://exploringcolour.wordpress.com/2019/03/27/once-in-a-blue-moo/ 🙂
I saw one of these yesterday. I was surprised and pleased!
That is definitely cool. It looks like spring is gradually taking hold.
Very Pretty…and yes..I do find myself chasing butterflies…and coloring with…well….lots of things…but NOTHING beats a fresh brand new box of Crayola Crayons 🙂
Thanks, Diann. Whenever I happen to be in a store during back-to-school sales, I will often buy the 24 color box of Crayolas that is usually available–those crayons bring me right back to childhood memories.
Nice Mike! Also Dragonflies will be back soon!!
I am starting to look for them, but so far am coming up empty-handed.