Painted lady butterflies embody earth’s connectedness. They migrate annually on voyages of thousands of miles, at altitudes of up to 20,000 feet, at speeds of up to 25 miles per hour. They arrived in the Santa Monica Mountains mid-March, in hordes. Ample winter rains laid on massive flower blooms so the Ladies stayed to breed. Now we are seeing the second generation, pristine in bright colors, thronging as they feed. As I walked on paths between flowers, they rose up in droves around me and sett
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