A butterfly named Smasher

Wyatt's 2nd grade class has been raising Painted Lady butterflies from larvae.  I have never seen anything so cute as the 24 little condiment cups lined up, with holes poked in the plastic lids and names written on the top in black marker.  Some of the best names were, Millimeter, Slasher, Peanut, Bob,Max Jr., Astro,  Fuzzy, and of course, Smasher. 

The time finally arrived yesterday to release them to the wild.  Wyatt's teacher Paulette, is handing each butterfly to a child to say goodbye and Godspeed.  I love the concerned expression on Wyatt's face in these pictures.