Butterfly Ballet
What to do on a special day, when clouds and rain try to make it anything but special? And so, a drive to St. Louis, the rain no more of an annoyance than those who don’t know how to drive in it, and an afternoon spent indoors among some of nature’s most beautiful creatures. Butterflies crossing our path with their dance, lending an air of magic to our anniversary.
oasis of green
outdoors, inside house of glass
butterfly ballet
For the prompt at dVerse, Merril asks us to write a haibun about magic in nature with
Haibun Monday – Lost and Found: Nature’s Magic.
Images: The St. Louis Butterfly House
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lovely day to contemplate in distance
words singing rain glass butterfly
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Thank you, Daniel. I like that thought.
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Wonderful, something about butterflies
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😀
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Excellent way to spend a rainy day!
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That it was! Thank you.
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This sounds beautiful, Ken. We have a butterfly world in South Africa which is also lovely to visit.
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Thank you, Robbie. It’s an satellite extension to the St. Louis Botanical Gardens. If it wasn’t a two hour drive, I would get an annual membership. I could walk around the Botanical Gardens with a camera for hours.
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A wonderful way to celebrate your anniversary! I like the photos and the photo editing that turned it into abstract art. Very peaceful haibun.
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Thanks! That particular shot is from my phone and edited with the Prisma app.
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You are welcome.
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Beautiful, Ken. Butterflies are magical, and what a lovely way to spend your anniversary.
Today is ours, and it’s hot and humid–but the rain seems to be holding off.
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Very beautiful! I hope you had a happy anniversary.
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Thank you. And yes!
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Luv the butterflies dancing through your haibun. Happy you dropped by to read mine
Much❤🕊❤love
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🙂 Thank you, Gillena.
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A wonderful way to celebrate.
I’ve been seeing more butterflies this year, and they never fail to make time stop, if only for a few seconds. (K)
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Thank you. They know their audience. 😉
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They do!
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We do have a butterfly house in Stockholm as well… and a visit to such a place is wonderful when weather is bad…
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I saw an older couple sitting on a bench, taking in visitors’ reactions as much as they did the butterflies. I think they were regular visitors, maybe year-long members who do just that – take advantage of the opportunity on rainy days.
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Such a peaceful way to spend a day. Lovely photos.
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Exactly! Thank you. 🙂
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A couple of butterfly entries in this nature Haibun trail, and so there should be, they are amazing. They flit, but you put them on a stage where they danced. well done!
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😀 Thank you!
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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😀 Thank you for sharing. 😀
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Happy to read and share your post, My Friend!!
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