Last week I took a few days vacation and went to visit friends in Cleveland. Now most people this time of the year head to warm climes -- I headed north where winter still has a strong hold along Lake Erie. Despite the chilly cold and snow flurries, I had a great time. It is always good to connect with friends. While in Cleveland, I had the opportunity to go to the Botanical Gardens and dawdle awhile in their "Glass House." In the "Glass House" they have re-created two distinct habitats -- one mimicking Madagascar and the other a Cloud Forest in Costa Rica. One dry, the other humid. In the cloud forest section there were dozens and dozens of beautiful butterflies. These butterflies were fascinating to observe. I tried to watch every flutter and turn of their spritely dance, but it was difficult to keep up. Every so often, one would land on a stem or leaf and for a few minutes I could observe their intricate patterns and brilliant colors. Like a butterfly on wing life flees past with unexpected turns and happenstance meetings, a beautiful and chaotic dance that we are not able to predict. As I watched the butterflies, they did not always go where I thought they would. I could not determine any kind of pattern to their dipping and soaring and pirouetting in midair. So too, life may bring us to unexpected places or almost forgotten faces, and we turn in surprising new directions to continue the dance.
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