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Where Did the Butterflies Go?
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Where Did the Butterflies Go? |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
It seemed that almost every flower had one. Where did they go? All the butterflies that danced on the wind not so long ago. Was it because I was a child that they gathered around me in such numbers? I wonder. Ida Werrett |
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Robert E. Jordan Member Rara Avis
since 2008-01-25
Posts 8541Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Yo dear Ida, The butterflies are still around. Monarch butterflies are a migratory species. They go from the East coast of the USA, and down to Mexico and back. Perhaps they miss the West coast. Love Bobby |
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Alison 
since 2008-01-27
Posts 9318Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy! |
Ida, I don't see them as much either. Maybe there was a cold snap - or maybe we are not looking through our eyes with the wonder we once had. Let's try to recapture the wonder and see if we find more butterflies. xoxoxo Alison |
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Eirian Member
since 2009-04-13
Posts 70 |
Beautiful and wistful. Soon the butterflies will come back dancing.... |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Its essential to get back to nature...James |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
I've wondered the same Ida. Well written! |
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jwesley Member Rara Avis
since 2000-04-30
Posts 7563Spring, Texas |
Civilization has something to do with that, my friend...it's hard to be passionate about concrete fumes when all you eat is nectar... If you can't plant for them, it's still possible to feed them in other ways, although feeders might also tend to attract more unsavory guests...bees and wasp, stink bugs, ants, etc.... but give it a try. Prepared hummingbird mix will probably work just as well, although I always make my own, even for the hummingbirds. In early Spring - Mix 5 or 6 parts water to 1 part sugar (don't need much) in a pan, bring it to a boil just until the sugar fully disolves (water will be clear) place it in a small plastic bowl or dish and put a small sponge in it to soak up the liquid. Set it out in the yard. Be patient and they'll come. If you want to hang it, put a little vaseline on about an inch of the hanger wire to ward off ants. Clean and renew couple of times a week. j. |
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Father Member
since 2009-12-15
Posts 58Confusion |
Wonderful use of metaphor. Thank you for sharing this, it has reminded me of something I had forgotten from my youth. My wife says I never listen... or something like that |
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secondhanddreampoet Member Ascendant
since 2006-11-07
Posts 6394a 'Universalist' ! |
indeed ... a question most intriguing! [perhaps their numbers dwindle in parallel sympathy with the loss of 'Romantic Idealists' and dreamers in the world?!] nice 'write' !! |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
Dear Ida, I enjoyed this very much. You are a cute observer. Butterflies convey a message of lightness and beauty and that can be brought into association with youth ... Pollution does have a role in their diminution, no doubt. How nice Jimmy's advice! Hoping the best for Spring! Love, Margherita  |
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Oklahoma Rose Senior Member
since 2008-02-28
Posts 1586Oklahoma USA |
You know, I have often wondered the same thing. |
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