Seventy degrees below zero, he woolly bear caterpillar rolls into a ball, and survives an Arctic winter. For years, in rain, hail and lightning storms, a woman hunches deep in her camo cocoon on a bench in downtown Eureka. The little bears heart can stop in winter and then start again next spring seven times before emerging as a moth! The empty bench on the corner startles the hearts of those who cared. What happened to their butterfly?
Jenny Lovewell
This article appears in Tarnished.