Hatched on June 26, the morning of Charlie's grad party, the timing for butterfly #2 was absolutely perfect, considering that Julie, Charlie's mom, gave me the egg from which this butterfly hatched! The chrysalis had darkened the night before, so I was aware that he would hatch soon. When I checked on him the following morning, I noticed his overly fat body and crumpled, tiny wings clinging to the shell of the chrysalis, and then observed his wings unfurl into straight, flawless orange and black wings. Several hours later, I carefully and gently put him into an envelope and took him to Charlie. When Charlie opened the envelope, out flew the butterfly, landing right on the front of Charlie's shirt, where he stayed to greet a couple of guests before taking off into the wild blue yonder. I couldn't have planned it more perfectly.
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