Spring Came to Visit

Spring came to visit my house today.   While walking through the dining room, I found a small pale yellow butterfly on the floor.  I was a little startled since one doesn't usually see a butterfly in mid January. I bent over and to my surprise, it was alive.  So I gently picked it up and set it in some dried hydrangea flowers from last summer.  

  I ran to grab my camera to capture this surprise and unique visitor. I wonder where it came from ~ certainly not from outside since it's only 10 degrees today. Maybe there was a cocoon hidden somewhere in the house and it just emerged.  

     I set the hydrangea on a table so she could sun herself in the warm winter rays filtering in through the window.  She seems perfectly content there, but I'm not sure how to keep her alive.  I think I'll have to run to the grocery store and buy her some fresh potted flowers and find a way to give her a drink. How sweet of her to come to visit and bring with her the hope of spring. ~ Linking with   A Stroll Thru Life for Table Top Tuesday ~ How Sweet the Sound for Pink Saturday