Gold and Lace of April

ByLarissa

Gold and Lace of April

The chrysalis is a symbol of metamorphosis or change that you seek.

 

Monarch Butterfly Chrysalis on Queen Anne’s Lace
Metamorphosis is the most profound of all acts.
– Catherynne M. Valente, In the Night Garden
This month’s calendar features the beautiful image of a chrysalis on a Queen Anne’s Lace flower.  Regal and elegant!  If you look closely, you can see the gold dots on the green chrysalis. May it be a symbol of metamorphosis or change that you seek.  
download the 5×7 pdf to print here → April 2018 Monarch
Happy Easter or Happy Passover.
Larissa
Travel more, travel deeper.

 

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