I had a visitor

@sallypup (69066)
Centralia, Washington
May 28, 2026 3:35pm CST
Sweetness. Today is the second day of summer for my world. Tomorrow the temps go back down to Spring. My world is going through cycles faster than a new washing machine- two to three days of summer then a week of Spring then back to two days of summer and on we go..... I was sitting on my front porch puzzling out a couple of chapters in a short story. I looked up and spotted a yellow with black stripes butterfly lighting on one of the orangey red poppies. The visit was just a breath's worth but gorgeous. I think it was a swallowtail butterfly. I looked it up- swallowtails like poppies. The contrasting colors were amazing. I am grateful for the visit.
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@RasmaSandra (97579)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
16h
And I now have an opossum who visits at night and when I have a piece of something to give him he walks right up to me and takes it from my hands blinking his little eyes at me,
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@sallypup (69066)
• Centralia, Washington
15h
@RasmaSandra That's wonderful! I'd love to meet your buddy.
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@MarieCoyle (58608)
14h
I love watching butterflies. I'm glad you got to see that!
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@snowy22315 (208182)
• United States
16h
That must have been nice to see
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@Juliaacv (56016)
• Canada
16h
I love butterflies too, that must have been an amazing little visit.
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@JudyEv (380907)
• Rockingham, Australia
13h
That would be a special moment. I had lots of special moments when the birdbath was right outside my window.
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@Deepizzaguy (121680)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
15h
Nice to know that butterflies came to visit you today.
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@AmbiePam (119912)
• United States
15h
It certainly sounds lovely. I’d be happy about that visit as well.
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@wolfgirl569 (135091)
• Marion, Ohio
15h
They are pretty.
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@LindaOHio (221798)
• United States
1h
What a nice visit. I saw my resident chipmunk for the first time this year. I was glad to see that he has survived.