Friday, April 21, 2006
Butterfly
I think it's really neat to see a tree with lots of blossoms and butterflies. We used to have a tree between our house and Grandma Hiatt's that I called the "Butterfly Tree" because it always had so many butterflies around it in the summer time. The hummingbirds liked it, too. It was a very unusual tree that I think Grandma got either in another state (Florida ?) or on the mountain - not sure, but it seemed there was some special story about where it came from. It had pink flowers and blue berries. As a child I would crush the blue berries to make "ink". Another thing I remember was that the leaves had a distinctive smell, really sweet. The tree in the photo is not that tree, but seeing the butteflies on it made me think of Grandma's Butterfly Tree.
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i love that story. that is a great picture. i remember the smell of those leaves. and they're soft too. don't you guys have one at your house now?
We do, but I don't think it has flowers and all on it yet. I had a lot of fun making those pictures with my very cool camera!
I just looked out the window to see if I could see the tree and I couldn't, but then I did a double take...you know how you just think something catches your eye or didn't look just right...well, I looked again, and sure enough, Spot was stretched out in one of those reclining chairs on the deck. It was a funny-looking sight because she was actually in the correct position for a person lounging in the chair - only she's a dog! Funny!
now that is a picture i'd like to see!
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