Lotus flowers growing in a garden pot. Tiny caterpillar, smaller than an inch, found a leaf to match its size. Bite by bite working its way all around on its mission to bloom and blossom into a moth or butterfly. This must be a Little Lepidoptera Larvae. Try saying that three times fast! That’s a mouthful!
Standing in the shade, under cover of pretty paper bark maple trees with their small green leaves and cinnamon-colored bark, softly peeling and curling yet holding on. Two tall rocks, snuggling like they’re married, meant to be together now and forever.
Here’s the backstory, from a small book of Chinese poems: “Did you know about Father Chang and old lady Cheng? They went away and no one’s heard from them since.”