Looking out from my parent’s home in Virginia, the views are breathtaking…the Blue Ridge mountains in the distance, the views of what used to be a large portion of the working farm, now mostly developed into neighborhoods, but still lush and green. Over the years, on the hillside, my parents have planted numerous butterfly bushes and many have reproduced on their own. For those of you who aren’t familiar, well…it’s a bush that attracts butterflies. They have bright flower colors of purples, blues, reds, and have a wonderful fragrance that attracts butterflies like bees on honey.
So what’s so special about all of this? Well, it’s been two years now since my sister passed away. Her wish was to be cremated and several weeks after the service, we had a smaller, more intimate service here on the farm to spread her ashes. We all loved the thought of spreading them around the butterfly bushes so we picked a pretty purple one. Imagine our delight (and surprise!) when the butterflies from all the other bushes decided to pay tribute as well. They all gathered on the bush. Since then, this particular bush has flourished and clearly from the photo below, the butterfly bush on the right totally outshines the others.
Now it’s important to note that my sister who passed is a twin. (Not my twin, but my other sister.) So once again imagine our delight (and surprise!) this week…and I kid you not…when twin fawns were born underneath the butterfly bush. I’ll leave you with these photos to ponder such an amazing and beautiful event!
And then of course it was time to get out in the sun and explore this brand new world!
Wow, absolutly AMAZING! Beautiful photos and beautiful story. Thanks for sharing.
More! GH
They are adorable! I imagine the sight of them at that bush was a smile producer and heart lifter.
Butterflies represent new life. How fitting it was twin fawns. Very cool! Xo
What an incredible story and amazing, beautiful photos. I am speechless! xo
OMG. The synchronicity is enough to blow the mind, Robin. Thanks for sharing this precious “eternailzed” moment in time.
That is an amazing story. I almost would say, the circle is round, something beautiful died and something beautiful returned. Thank you for showing these incredible pictures.
what a beautiful story…thank you for sharing this with us 🙂
What an amazing story and such sweet images.
I can’t tell you how your story and beautiful images warmed my heart. Really lovely.
Amazing!
This made me cry, Robin. What a tender, beautiful story. And your images… remarkable! Life always gives back in unexpected ways.