Friday Five - What's Your Spirit Animal?

The butterfly is my spirit animal. 

Always has been. 

And, yes, Virginia, insects are animals. 

That takes care of the teaching portion of our show.

An origami butterfly 

made by my daughter sitting on 

the custom glass pen and ink well 

she commissioned for me.

When I was a child, the name 

Vanessa was very uncommon.

Jonathan Swift is credited with creating 

the name in 1713 for his lover 

Esther Vanhomrigh in a poem he wrote dedicated to her.

Vanessa became a butterfly genus in 

1807 which includes 22 species. 

I always liked the idea that Phanessa 

was the mystic goddess of an ancient Greek brotherhood.

Butterflies represent change and 

the constant evolution of the soul.

My mother had this little pin. 

I took it from her jewelry box when 

I was quite young and made it mine. 

Hence we have my avatar.

The Vampire Butterfly

I have teeth.

I've been known to draw blood.