The Kitten and the Butterfly

At nearly sunrise this morning, I noticed my butterfly bush was violently shaking.

I wasn’t sure whether I was actually seeing it breathe or if I was still in the midst of waking.

There, in the center of the flowering bush, was something black and white.

I squinted and tried to focus despite the waning early-morning light.

A kitten! Mesmerized by a tiny monarch butterfly! It seemed to me that both of them were at play.

As I watched in wonder, the feline didn’t attack what might have been its prey.

I grabbed my camera and caught this little one with the butterfly, but then they both caught me and ran away.