Butterfly Release

Fly Away Home!

Our butterflies finally arrived! The munchkins were intrigued and mesmerized by them for the two days that we waited for all four of them to emerge and dry out.  We were a little sad, but happy at the same time, as we gathered with our preschool class on a warm, bright afternoon to release them.

It took a while (and a little coaxing) to get some of the butterflies to leave the pavilion, but they were so beautiful to watch as they fluttered off.  We were lucky that they left the pavilion one at a time, so we could take the time to follow them around a bit!

Except...

one little guy decided to stick around for a while.

What an amazing opportunity this was!

We gathered around it and realized that it was trying to find something to eat.  How did we know?  It had uncurled its proboscis and seemed to be trying to eat the grass!

So we gathered the oranges that were in the pavilion and some of the munchkins picked some dandelions and we placed them with the butterfly.  It was so neat to watch him jump right over to the food and begin drinking.  The munchkins were so excited to be watching it all first hand!

We became worried when two of the other classes came out for a quick recess.  What would happen if the older kids wanted to play baseball?  He was right in the middle of the field! 

The solution was so simple and absolutely heartwarming...

Take him to Mary!

So we picked him up on (right on the orange) and carried him across the street to our parish Marian prayer garden.  You can see some of the munchkins already invoking Mary's aid!

And here he is in his new home at the foot of Mary.



What else can I say?

Beautiful!

Until next time...

Giggles,

Mrs. D.