A few weeks ago Abby and I went for a little walk down our street. Before we left the house I gave her a grocery bag so she could put things she found in there and take them home. I am not kidding when I say it took us at least twenty minutes to walk about 6 houses down because she was so careful about selecting the right things to put into her bag. When we finally get to the 6th house (which has security cameras around it…don’t ask) she looks down in the grass and sees this big beautiful butterfly. I knew right away that it was dead, but it looked like it had just landed there so it was still “standing” up.
Abby “ mommy, look at the buteeeful butterfly mommy, look do you see it”
Me “ yes honey its beautiful”
Abby “ mommy can I touch it? is it sleeping”
Me “ well honey, hes actually dead, it just looks like hes sleeping”
Abby “ no, his leg is hurt, that’s why he is resting, he has to fix his leg”
Me “ ok, well lets let him rest and we can keep walking”
Abby “ I will help him mommy, I will fix his leg”
And with that, before I could say anything she emptied out her bag of sticks, rocks, and leaves she had so carefully collected and placed them in a circle around her butterfly.
Seriously beautiful
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