wonderful color and pattern - Mother Nature knows her stuff! |
Today while
gardening, I noticed a caterpillar on my dill weed.
It was pretty, green and just about blended in with the feathery foliage of the dill to be unnoticed.
I guessed it was a
monarch caterpillar because of the coloring.
I was wrong. On further
searching, I determined it was a caterpillar more favorable to a swallowtail.
Whatever…this caterpillar
was beautiful.
The fact that the
caterpillar was eating my dill did not bother me as that dill was a volunteer
from the previous year’s planting and I have no real need for dill this year. I had not planned to put up pickles nor had I
planned to dehydrate any dill for my spice/herb shelf.
That caterpillar was
on its own and it could eat until content.
In truth, it was
not alone. As I glanced over the dill, I saw another caterpillar and
another, and in total, I saw five caterpillars.
They were all the same species, but of varying sizes.
I will let all five
be with the hope that five future butterflies will enhance someone's world.
Maybe that someone will be me!
Maybe that someone will be me!
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