No, no, no … not the end of my book draft. (Are you crazy? I’m just getting rolling with that!)
No, today marked the end of my seven weeks fostering a hummingbird clearwing moth. I found its mysterious, pearly green egg on a viburnum bush in my backyard, brought it indoors, watched it hatch into a tiny caterpillar, and then grow into a giant caterpillar, and then transform into a pupa. (You can read more and see pictures here.) Today, right here in my office, the adult moth emerged … and I am in awe.
© Loree Griffin Burns
Isn’t it beautiful!?
The lovely flew off into the woods behind my house at about 3pm this afternoon, after posing sweetly on a potted sage for close to half an hour. My office feels strange tonight … a wee bit lonely, a wee bit magical.