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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleThis is such a sweet story with so many beautifully detailed scenes. An amazing job!
Thank you dear Katy. A Botanical garden is full of magic??????
What a great story, Leena. I too have watched in awe as a shell-like thing “suddenly cracked open and a multicolored wing sprung out.” Nature really does give us the most incredible magic shows of all! You’ve used each word with expertise to create a poetic, wondrous atmosphere. Thanks for a most entertaining read!
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleThank you so much Fuji for sparing a read . Grateful for your appeciation and valuable feedback. Cheers!
This was real life experience for Drake. Very skillfully described.
Thank you musing mind… Now he finds Nature more magical than any Magic show!
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleLovely story, Leena. There really is nothing more magical than nature. I actually have a butterfly pupa in my kitchen at the moment, waiting for the butterfly to emerge before being released into the world. A engaging and enjoyable read.
Wow, Carrie – you’ll have to take some pictures of the butterfly emerging and then write a story about it! How exciting. Thanks again to Leena for reminding us of the magic found in nature.
You are welcome Fuji. And you are right about the pictures. Maybe it can become an upcoming writing prompt!
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleThat is a wonderful idea! An idea fitting for such a great story!
Thank you so much Carrie… morphing from a pupa to a butterfly is both beautiful to watch and experience. Are we not all pupae waiting to become a butterfly and take our first flight?
Nice writing Leena – Your story brought back my own fond memories. Years ago, my Grandpa taught me about many of the various leaves and trees in our neighboring forest. I remember so vividly how he could distinguish and name each leaf and tree instantly. Now he is resting in Heaven, but for me, those magical memories still remain within. In our modern world, amid the chaos of constantly “racing cars and… Read more »
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleThank you Chris… it’s good to unwind and embrace nature once in a while. Am glad my writing brought back your fond memories. A walk in nature is all we need.
Good interpretation of the theme, Leena. This was the prompt before the ones when I started having a go myself, and I couldn’t think of anything. Now I am more used to coming up with my strange takes on just about anything. Well done.
Thank you so much Susan for your appreciation. The pictures and prompts make us think out of the box and get our creative pens geared up!
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleMagical!! Clever old grandfather……
Nature is magical and enchanting for sure:)
Well done, Leena!
Thank you Sanika… Old Grandpa knew what was more magical?????
A beautiful story, Leena! You described it with such reality, that I was leaning forward as I read to try and catch a glimpse of the butterfly, too! Very well done 🙂
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleThank you for your comment Sandra…. very sweet of you… a fluttering butterfly is such a beautiful sight ?
Well Leena, I have just read all the comments that your story stirred. Enjoy the enjoyment that you have created for every reader. I too enjoyed the twist in your story!
Thank you Sir… it’s always blissful to connect through words and bring back sweet memories?
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleWow! Leena. I love those beautiful scenes that I imagine while reading this story. You bring me in a few steps to this beautiful botanical garden.