Hemaris Thysbe

My husband was outside yesterday when I heard him shout,Baby, come quick! There’s a moth out here that looks just like a hummingbird!!”  I grabbed my camera and ran to join him.  Sure enough, at the side of our driveway, hovering above our butterfly bush, was a moth w/wings so fast they could barely be seen.

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C is for …

Last night at dinner, while other families were conversing about art and politics, my family and I were discussing our favorite letters. And like many other Sesame Street topics of conversation, it was polarizing. My daughters and I all (of course) chose the first letters of our names as our favorites. Mine being C. But just because C is for Christy doesn’t mean I’m biased solely because of THAT.

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