Butterflies and kiwis

[whiski_sour]

We've got rubber plants in the backyard, just under the kitchen window. They bloom a pretty purple in the very late summer (like now) and attract butterflies.

This afternoon, I went outside to hang my laundry (the days for that are drawing to a close...soon I'll be hanging it up in the basement) and disturbed about forty butterflies that were feeding on the flowers.

For a good two minutes I was surrounded by a cloud of flittering insects. It was really cool. My first thought was that it was like being in a Disney movie.

My second thought was that nobody suspects butterflies.

In completely unrelated news, I was watching Wipeout tonight and they kept calling one contestant the xtreme kiwi (guy from New Zealand who does extreme sports...makes sense).

I thought to myself, "Wow. That would be a great companion tattoo to luchalibrarian's sabertooth lime."

So, darlin', if you're looking for a new one, there ya go. A kiwi fruit with a purple mohawk. XTREME KIWI!