Fritillary and Seaglass...

May butterflies...

Well, thanks to you fellow nature lovers out there,

I learned what the little caterpillar,

 I showed you in my last post,

 was going to turn in to.....

A beautiful Gulf Fritillary butterfly.

Most of the other caterpillars

were lunch for the birds I believe,

but I did see and capture one

and now have it in a jar

with it's food,

the passion vine.

I want to see it turn from caterpillar,

to crysalis, to butterfly.

Have you ever done that?

Beautiful and graceful, varied and enchanting,

small but approachable,

butterflies lead you to the sunny side of life.

 And everyone deserves a little sunshine.

 ~Jeffrey Glassberg

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SEA GLASS or

Mermaid Tears

Barbara of http://pinelandstreasures.blogspot.com/

 sent me some New Jersey shore sea glass.

Thanks Barbara, I love it!

I took one of the green pieces

and made this....

Just a little something with wire, beads

and a little dragonfly.

I have it hanging on the lamp in my office.

The other pieces she sent me,

 I have in a hand blown glass bowl,

with some other little treasures.

This is to remind me that

each piece is unique,

intriquing and with a

mysterious past.

I have learned that there is a

National Seaglass Association

http://www.seaglassassociation.org/

They have a very interesting publication called

Shorelines.

If you love collecting seaglass,

you may want to check it out.

Savor the Day!

Yvonne