Butterflies & Blue Flowers: One-shot: Notes & Details
jumping_juliet's Notes:
Some notes and details about the story are below as they contain spoilers! If you want to know more, you COULD read it now, but be aware if you don’t want spoilers for the story you should please read this after you finish the story!
Read the oneshot: HERE
The garden in the story is based on a real garden in Tokyo:
Koishikawa Korakuen Gardens
The butterfly featured in the story is the: Japanese Emperor Butterfly (Sasakia charonda)
The male Japanese Emperor Butterfly has an optical phenomenon, named interference which makes their wings change colors as they move, creating the illusion of multiple shades of blue and purple.
The female is a beige color and does not have any blue on her.
The idea of butterflies being souls is deeply rooted in Japan’s spiritual beliefs. The legend mentioned in the story is a true one.
Butterflies in Japan
A Caprese Jar Salad looks like this:
A close up pic of the air plant terrarium:
The Strawberry Watermelon Lemonade RECIPE
Refreshing lemonade filled with mint, strawberries, and watermelon. This strawberry watermelon mint lemonade is delicious, easy to make, and perfect with a healthy salad on a hot summer day.
- 1 cup hot water
- 8-9 large mint leaves
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
- 1 cup watermelon juice (about 2 cups cubed watermelon)
- 5-6 large strawberries, chopped
- Ice cubes
Directions:
- Steep mint leaves in hot water for several minutes to allow the mint flavor to develop. The longer you steep the mint leaves, the stronger the flavor.
- Remove the mint leaves and mix in lemon juice, granulated sugar, or the sweetener of your choice, and ice.
- Blend together watermelon and strawberries until smooth. Pour the blended strawberries and watermelon into the mint lemonade.
- Stir until all the ingredients are well incorporated. Add more ice as desired.
- Serve this strawberry watermelon mint lemonade cold.