PHOTOGRAPHY | TRAVEL | SANDI’S JULY PROMPT
A Morning Encounter with a Tiny Wonder
July Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Cute Creatures”
Tiny visitor in my kitchen garden
In our kitchen garden in Pune, we had a curry leaf plant.
One fine morning, as I was watering the plant, my foot brushed against something unexpected. I looked down and, OMG! It was a caterpillar. Startled, it immediately curled up into a tight coil.
Feeling a pang of guilt for disturbing it, I gently picked it up with a piece of paper and placed it back on the curry leaf plant. It looked like a tiny snake! It was no ordinary caterpillar; it was a Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly Caterpillar.
I couldn’t help but wonder if it would survive or become a snack for the birds or ants. Night after night, it hid among the leaves, feasting on the curry leaves under the cover of darkness.
I observed it every day, watching it grow bigger and stronger. To my relief, it remained safe.
I was eagerly hoping to see it transform into a beautiful butterfly. To protect it from predators, I moved the plant closer to my kitchen window so I could keep a close eye on it.
But one day, much to my dismay, it just disappeared. Nature had its plans.
Nature has a way of etching memories into our hearts, whether through grand landscapes or small creatures. It is not only people that we leave behind who make memories; these tiny creatures also create memories.
The memory of finding this caterpillar in my kitchen garden still stays with me.
Thank you, Sandi Parsons, Vidya Sury, Mary Chang Story Writer for this wonderful July prompt “ Cute Creatures.”
I liked the six word photo stories from Randy Runtsch
Tagging some of my amazing photo story friends
Vidya Sury, Sanghita Pal, Dr. Preeti Singh, Jason Edmunds, B.R. Shenoy, Sandi, Mary.
