Flitting also means transformation from one state of being to another. It evokes in my mind a butterfly, whose movement is of course a flitting--flittering and fluttering--and whose very condition is a flitting, programmed to fundamental change.
The Flitting: A Memoir of Fathers, Sons, and Butterflies is a masterful and touching memoir blending natural history, pop culture, and literary biography--delivering a richly layered and nuanced portrait...