Last Friday, we returned home from a busy day of Waldorf Playgroup, Sweet Cakes, a trip to the consignment store for wedding clothes, a quick “in the car” nap and visit to my bachelor Dad and his bachelorette bride, to find our chrysalis had turned black!

The chrysalis itself is actually transparent but the colors of the almost-ready-to-emerge-butterfly are black and orange and can be seen. So, we added another fun activity to our busy day- butterfly waiting!

In the picture below, notice the difference in the colors of the crysalis’- top left is dark and hidden in the leaf is a vibrant green chrysalis. (Such transformation!)

Up close we can see the orange colors of the butterfly wings!

We waited and waited and forgot what we were waiting for and then remembered and low and behold- a butterfly!

I brought the butterfly outside so that when it was ready it could fly away to the flowers to get nectar and loved the color contrast between the green and orange and the blue and orange.

As we left to attend my father’s wedding on Saturday, I walked outside to show Charlie the butterflies and just as we went out the door they took to flight- their first flight. This will be how I always remember my Dad’s wedding day: a butterfly toast to Dad and Megan- hurray!

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