Is counting butterflies like counting sheep?

Amidst my wildflower jungle of a backyard (which in the spring was a canvas of lyreleaf sage), butterflies flutter by. I don’t know about sheep, but certainly counting butterflies is a very zen, almost soporific, effect.

One Spicebush Swallowtail…

Two Spicebush Swallowtails…

Three Spicebush Swallowtails…

Zzzzzz…