Ethereal Gold

The girls had some caterpillars in jars last week. We had opportunity to observe their chrysalis development and hatching. Top to bottom: The true gold on the green is amazing. How does He do that? The wings can be (faintly) seen developing color under the green. In a few days the green has become transparent and the butterfly is fully developed in the chrysalis. The gold is still visible though. We meant to watch it hatch, but missed it. Fascinating and beautiful design from the Great Designer.