Mid-winter

Aaron found this poor fellow outside today - butterflies in the middle of winter?? We've had a few warm days but nothing that would be an early precursor to spring...although the fake cherry trees around the corner from us are starting to attire themselves in their pink finery, and I have had a spray of jasmine blossoms outside my office for about a week - the scent of jasmine wafting on a warm breeze was always the first sign of spring in South Africa!