as if there weren’t enough reasons to love spring already.
be still my heart….a swallowtail butterfly. or more accurately, a female eastern tiger swallowtail (papilio glaucus) in the dark form. as opposed to the lighter, yellow female form. not to be confused with the black swallowtail or the spicebush swallowtail of course.
please…i know…don’t say it.
i spied this beauty in my backyard this week. and then proceeded to take approximately 6,427 pictures of her.
she didn’t seem to mind too much…she seemed much more interested in my azaleas.
at any rate, this happy surprise brightened what was a really stressful week at work. i hope it brightens your day too.
happy weekend friends. xoxox
I had to chuckle at your description of butterflies! I love a woman who knows what she’s talking about 😉 Your photos are so lovely – amazing tones.
thank you barb!
I know I suffer from OCD (Obsessing Clicking Disorder). Saw my first swallowtail yesterday (yellow one). Your photos take my breath away…
thank you so much denise! glad i’m not the only one with obsessing clicking disorder. 🙂
Yes, I can easily see you taking that many photos of a single butterfly. Just as I can easily see myself doing the same thing. No butterflies here yet, too far north so I particularly enjoyed your lovely and joyful progression of butterfly photos. Happy weekend, my friend! xo
happy weekend to you too dotti! xoxo
Oh, what a pretty one! I love the last one, it’s breathtaking! I’ve seen a few butterflies. Last year they were kind of scarce, I hope I’ll see more this year!
me too my freind!
Amazing photos. Love the Irish Blessing.
thank you so much!
Beautiful bright and cheery colors help brighten the day as well.
they did indeed sarah!
She’s stunning! Loved your photos of her and the beautiful quote on the last one.
I am amazed though that you took 6,000 photos of her. That’s a bunch of photos to go through for sure.
haha…well 6,000 was a bit of an exaggeration… 😉
These are fantastic pictures!!! We seem to suffer from the same photo addiction… although I still try to limit myself in the amount of pictures I take. That probably still remains from my film days, when taking so many pictures cost real money. Those were the days… The butterflies I have seen so far this year danced and tangled through my garden, but never set down or kept still… no photos yet. I almost envy you! Such beautiful shots!
What a wonderful butterfly you captured with your camera!
I am speechless about this beauty!
Really gorgeous pictures.
Best, Brigitte
How lovely ! I’ve seen a few of the yellow ones, but they seem to fly right on by, despite my lovely azaleas ! I smiled when I noted the number of photos you too….I would do the same thing !
What an amazing series of photos! I am not surprised that you would take more than 6,000 photos of this beauty!