Luck o’ th’ … caterpillar?

Ellie Whittle holds up the body of her soon-to-be green caterpillar at the Marble Falls Public Library, 101 S. Main St. To celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and Spring Break, library staff invited children to create caterpillars from hosiery, dirt, seeds and water. The children tied off the stockings as they poured dirt mixed with seeds into the material. With some water and time, the seeds will sprout, creating a little green caterpillar. Staff photo by Daniel Clifton

Mason Neill, wearing St. Patrick’s Day green, grabs a  handful of dirt for his ‘caterpillar’ March 17 at the Marble Falls Public Library, 101 S. Main St. Children came to the library to create a ‘green caterpillar’ made from hosiery, dirt and seeds. They poured dirt containing grass seed into a long stocking and tied it off in sections. Then they doused their creation in water for several minutes. In a few days, the seeds will sprout, creating a grassy caterpillar. Staff photo by Daniel Clifton

Kris Neill (left) helps her son Mason Neill make a caterpillar from dirt, seed and a stocking March 17 at the Marble Falls Public Library, 101 S. Main St. In conjunction with St. Patrick’s Day and Spring Break, the library invited youth (and parents) to create a caterpillar from a few items. With a little water and some time, the seeds should sprout into a green caterpillar. Staff photo by Daniel Clifton