Butterfly
When Gail Powell paid a visit to the bohemian community of Ocean Beach in San Diego,
she encountered a hooper named Butterfly. “My son and I stopped off at the
Lazy Hummingbird for an Acai Bowl and some morning coffee. We ended up encountering a real street artist. By that I mean, she was really doing her thing–literally, in the street… demonstrating to the world her adept handling of up to three hula hoops at a time. It was amazing how self-possessed Butterfly was in demonstrating her artistry–especially with all the cars whizzing by. I asked her why she insisted upon standing out in the street to get her hula hoop message across and she did not quite have an answer. But I am assuming it had to do with being akin to a sign waver promoting the Lazy Hummingbird, only done creatively, and off the curb– with hula hoops. Last year I’d drop my son off early at high school and hit up Fresh & Easy grocery store very early in the morning. There I would often see Butterfly out amidst the dewy morning getting her hula hoop on to the beautiful sunrise. I would offer to buy Butterfly a cup of coffee at Peet’s, but she would not want to stop and drink it and break her ‘artistic concentration.’ This woman is surely a trip! Perhaps those uptight , entitled, white bread Republican types that inhabit the prosperous areas of Point Loma did not fully appreciate the hula artistry that Butterfly conveyed among the parked Lexus SUV’s and Mercedes on Catalina Blvd. Which is probably why, she told me– in so many words– that she decided to bring her hula hoop action down into Ocean Beach proper and grace the Lazy Hummingbird with her presence. There is something I find so absolutely thrilling to personally allow: put yourself out there like Butterfly does and just do your thing. With not even a passing thought as to how others ‘see you’. Even though some people drive by this fantastic lady and think she is nuts; there are always people like me who find her to be totally awesome. She is so authentically herself and yes, just like a free-spirited real butterfly.”
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