I can't tell if Mary re-drew this from the book - or maybe she has a way of printing on the envelope - either way - it's sooooo cute. I just noticed that the Shel Silverstein stamps are red and green which makes me want to think of an out-of-the-box idea for the red/green holiday that's coming up. Halloween stuff started showing up in July - so, I'm expecting the holiday items to be on the shelves in September.
I'm writing this on Aug 16 - it's one of those days where the weather is so perfect that I was enjoying my daily weed pulling. I had an area staked out - and a monarch butterfly landed right in the middle of the spot. I worked on one side for a while - then I moved over to the other side - and it stayed put for at least a half hour. Finally, I just left and worked somewhere else - but I kept checking back - and it never moved. Eventually, I had to go indoors to collect some supplies - and when I came back, it was gone. What struck me was that it has been ages since I have seen any kind of butterfly - and certainly no monarchs - and the whole point of helping my son with his yard is to morph it into a pollinator friendly environment. So, I figured Mother Nature had noticed how much work we were putting in and sent the butterfly to acknowledge that we are on the right track and to keep it up. Nothing like a little orange visitor to keep the wheels of progress moving. Or is it *regress* that we are working on?
I'm pretty good at copying Shel's funny drawings from "Where the Sidewalk Ends". He's been a favorite of mine since Mrs. Cochran introduced him to us in 5th grade.
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