It appeared frail and frayed as it rested upon the cement of a local driveway. The left wing had a split in its trailing edge, and the right wing was missing part of its posterior appendage. It looked like it had already lived a long time for a butterfly and may have been near the end of its adult life.
As I took a closer look, it fluttered its wings a bit but did not fly away. Perhaps it was cold, tired, or just lacked further strength to fly any more. Regardless, it seemed best to just leave it alone to enjoy the dawning day for whatever time it had left.
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