Sunday, April 5, 2009

A Tired Butterfly and A Butterfly with a Broken Wing














Yesterday when I drove to the gym, a butterfly dropped in from the opened windows, standing at the panel between the driver and the passenger seats, with her wings closed.

When I arrived, the butterfly was still resting there, motionless. I touched her wings, she just trembled slightly. Maybe she's exhausted flying in the wind, so tired that she just wanted some sleep.

I left with a window opened, hoping she could find her way out when she woke up.

The butterfly reminded me another one I saw in the Science museum in Seattle, a butterfly with a broken wing. The pattern on its back showed that quite a portion of his upper wing was missing, but he just managed to live and fly with the remained wings.