Scamperings

Last night as I was falling asleep I heard little crk ... kk ... ssk ... shf noises coming from the other end of the room. My first thought was "ah shit, the mice finally found a way in". I made a sudden movement, and didn't hear any scurrying, though. And when I moved to the other end of the bed to listen, the noise continued. And... it was coming from the table full of plants. Ah. Some kind of insect, then, or a worm disturbing dry leaves. Those plants had been outdoors all summer and invariably pick up little critters.

And tonight just now I was feeding the sourdough starter, and felt something flutter against my leg. I was surprised to discover there was a 2-3 cm yellowish-white butterfly in the kitchen with me -- a cabbage white or relative, probably something in the genus Pieris.

These two mysteries probably go together.

I've had black soldier flies and other creatures come out of my potted plants in the winter, perhaps thinking that spring has arrived. I believe this is the first butterfly, though.