Blue moth, blue mood, blue prewrap, Blue Monday!

I have become very fond of Smiling Sally's Blue Monday posts! I appreciate all the comments, have found some wonderful blogs through this, enjoy seeing what everyone else has posted, and have had fun finding some blue of my own. This post is a combination of a previous post and a new one. First, I have to share the old post with you. You may be wondering where the blue is. Well, if you look really closely you can see some in the black area on the bottom wings of the moth. After reading the post you may be able to tell too that I was a little "blue".'

This gorgeous polyphemus moth was found on my back patio the morning after a graduation party for my son. My mother urged me to grab my camera and take a picture of it and I am so glad I did! Not only are the colors and markings beautiful but it brought with it a life lesson for me.

As we were going in and out of the house cleaning up from the night before I would glance over to see if it was still there and to get one more look at it's beauty. Then, so quickly, it was gone. I came inside and said to my daughter that I was disappointed the moth wasn't here anymore. “Well”, she said, “it can't stay forever”.

My son is like this moth. Graduating from high school and getting ready for college he will be leaving soon. I will not be able to glance over and see him and I will be disappointed that he isn't here anymore. The years have gone by so quickly but like that moth he can't stay forever. He has to fly too. So, for now, we will just enjoy the time we have before he has to leave.

Good Luck, John!

(now maybe I'll finish those purses, the door hanging,etc.!)

Now, for the new part of the post.

My son is home for the Thanksgiving holiday and has had no trouble at all getting back into the swing of things as far as teasing his sister goes. In an attempt to keep her prewrap (something she uses to pull her hair back when playing sports) from her he threw it over the balcony from our second floor and accidentally into this lighting fixture. I may never have noticed it but since I'm now sort of noticing blue a little bit more it didn't get by me when I spied it out of the corner of my eye. This will require a ladder to retrieve it, something I am not exactly happy about, but instead of getting upset I just remember that he will be "flying" away again in a couple of days. He can't stay forever and we will miss him again!