The Unexpected HitchRider [A Wanderer]

Confused, I asked what it was. He motioned down to his pants, and there I saw a lil beauty lying on its back, flapping its lovely wings. "Whoa, how did it end up there?" I was genuinely surprised.

"It must have flown in when I rolled down the window for a short while a minute ago," he said and kept on driving. I took a couple of shots, amazed (and amused) at such an accident.

I mean, what are the odds that a butterfly would fly right inside a speeding vehicle at the perfect time when the window was down for a short while? (We kept the windows up since the aircon was on).

I opened the window on my side and gently poked the butterfly so it could fly out. It flew past me, but instead of heading out, it landed on top of the dashboard. Aha! It likes to hitch a ride with us!

But wait, was it staring at me? LOL!

I left it alone and didn't check until we arrived at the workshop in another town (Balaoan). I found it perched on the sun visor.

I rolled the window down and poked it again, thinking it would fly away. But it moved to the windshield instead, like it wanted my attention. Well, it wasn't disappointed. In fact, it got me occupied for minutes, lol!

I tried taking a picture from a different angle, but it was blurry, and that's when the reflection in the blind spot mirror came into view.

I got busy with the shadows and all, then stepped out of the vehicle to see displays in the workshop, hoping they had a rocking chair I might like, but they weren't selling any; every piece there was a work in progress, being custom-made for their clients.

Anyway, our hitch rider was still in the windshield when I went back, and even when we left the shop. I guess it wanted to go with us on an adventure. And true enough, it came with us all the way to Don Segundo in Luna. I found it on the folded gimbal by the dash.

That was the last photo of it, because after we drove out of Don Segundo grounds, I forgot about it and didn't notice when or where it left. Maybe it flew away when we kept both the windows half-open while visiting the Watch Tower.

It was definitely a rare experience to have a winged hitch rider, going around with us in three towns, and what are the odds (again) that it is called a Wanderer!😁