Rescue Monarch Butterfly emerging from Chrysalis

I was sitting in the kitchen having breakfast and listening to Dolly Parton’s duet called Butterfly when this rescue monarchbutterfly started to slip from her cocoon.

It was so wonderful to Watch and I’m so pleased that I can share my butterfly emergence video with you.

Why is Dollywood’s symbol a butterfly

I did a little bit more research about Dolly and her love of butterflies and here’s what I discovered: Butterflies’ gentleness appeals to Dolly, she told W Magazine.

“Butterflies don’t sting, they don’t bite, and they are so beautiful. And I just kind of related to them with my own personality. I claimed them as my little symbol.”

She sings about butterflies and even sports pastel tattoos of butterflies. When Dollywood opened in 1986, butterflies naturally became its mascots.

“When you visit this Smokies destination, you’ll want to ride the 50 amazing rides, eat great food and listen to country and bluegrass, but you can also play “spot the butterflies”! Follow park signs mounted on posts with bright butterfly figures on top of them.

The park’s Wildwood Tree hosts colorful butterfly figures. Eat a butterfly-shaped cookie while you sit on a butterfly-shaped bench that makes you feel like one of the beautiful insects is embracing you with its wings.

Look for butterfly-themed jewelry, gifts, housewares, and more. Dollywood’s Splash Country water park features The Butterfly water slide, one of its steepest, fastest slides. It drops you into a pool shaped like–you guessed it–a giant butterfly! “

A fun thing happened as I was filming this video: within minutes another butterfly emerged. I decided, because I wanted to name them beginning with the letter M (for Monarch) that the first one will be called Marilyn and the second one Monroe.

I’m sure Marilyn liked butterflies just like Dolly and I do.

Here is the video and lyrics from the song I was listening to just as the butterfly was born.

Zac Brown Band – Butterfly (feat. Dolly Parton)

Lyrics:

Innocence doesn’t last for long

But whatever don’t kill you makes you strong

Night is always darkest right before the dawn

So you can let down your armor guard gotta

Make room for who you are

The calloused hands that had held on to your heart

Gotta be pulled apart

Like reflections on white powder snow

Your light was always bound to be shown

There’s a beauty in your eyes It’s a wonder to behold

Butterfly, you will see

You’re so much stronger than you think you are

You just have to believe

You can fly, mend your wings

Any moment you can free yourself

And fly out of the darkness, butterfly

Every branch broke on your family tree,

you know you’re Better than what they couldn’t be

You don’t have to practice anything that they preach

Those that don’t matter often mind

And Those that mind don’t matter

Don’t you pass them by

Oh you’ll learn in time

Like reflections on white powder snow

Your light was always bound to be shown

There’s a beauty in your eyes

It’s a wonder to behold

Butterfly, you will see

You’re so much stronger than you think you are

You just have to believe

You can fly, mend your wings

Any moment you can free yourself

And fly out of the darkness, butterfly

There’ll be times when your faith is gone

Give it one more day

Keep holding on

Oh it’s not what they say

It’s what you believe

That’s gonna break the chains

Changing you to what you’re gonna be

Butterfly, now you see

You’re so much stronger than you think you are

Now that you believe

You can fly, spread your wings

And in the moment you will free yourself

Fly out of the darkness, butterfly

Fly out of the darkness

Butterfly

#ZacBrownBand #DollyParton #Butterfly #LoveAndFear

You may also enjoy other videos from my Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary.

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