What is it? A beautiful, heavy-winged butterfly picked and chosen by Marah as we strolled through a nursery for flowers. How could I resist the spots, the eager stare of orange eyes, the solid structure which speaks of groundedness, of dreams? Another $3.99 added to the already-high bill.

Once we got home, I had to chase down the butterfly and a goofy-eyed bee (which ended up in the cart as well) both of which were being skillfully used as weapons by Adin and Marah. See, both visions of wildlife had long metal spikes at the end. Perfect. So after much laughter and screams...I did end up beautifying the garden after all.