While pulling laundry from the line on account of rain, Jocelyn came across this little stunner. Not sure if it is a butterfly or a moth-- typically butterflies rest with their wings vertical, moths horizontal. But... moths are more typically 'hairy'.

Based on how disinclined it seemed to fly, I suspect that we have a freshly emerged moth that was drying its wings while thinking something akin to "Please don't eat me". It may also have been thinking "I blend in so well with this white tshirt", which is, of course, completely untrue and leads me to ask: Why on earth would a critter have such amazing markings?

Just another slice of beauty. Exactly the type of thing to keep in mind next time I'm stuck at the hardware store waiting an hour to find out that the stuff I custom-ordered was delivered wrong, again, and so I can't finish my simple roofing project.

Also the type of thing to consider when we get a few mozzie bites and consider the notion of spraying the yard. I think that a few itches are worth this incomparable living gem. Just need to build a couple of ponds/fountains with mosquito fish so we can enjoy the yard that much more.

Meanwhile, Caly seems to think by burying her snout in the rocks, she can somehow catch/wait-out the iguana that is probably on the other side of the pool munching our flowers. I suspect that there is a lesson in there somewhere, but fail to produce a pithy caption just now.

Labels: Costa Rica, dog, garden, photo