Mr. Bugman

Owen spotted the first butterfly of the season yesterday. I'm not sure they're actually back here for good, I think Nana was just putting in an appearance to say hello. Anyway, not long after that he found a caterpiller (or "callapidder" as he says it) and insisted on making it his pet. Here he is chatting with it on the bench.

He wanted to come inside but I wouldn't let him bring the caterpillar so he decided to sit outside with it and chat. Today he was showing Caroline and he accidentally dropped it into the grass and lost it. Now, I'm not convinced the thing was even alive, but he was pretty upset when we couldn't find it. He said tearfully, "It was my only pet!" and when I reminded him of his fish, he responded, "he's not my pet, he's my friend!"

Anyway, I was happy to find that the Butterfly Place in Westford reopened for the season today, so we'll be stopping there on our way by on Wednesday so we can buy our first Callapidders of the season.