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
Barb says
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.
kelly says
thank you barb!
Denise Powers Fabian says
I know I suffer from OCD (Obsessing Clicking Disorder). Saw my first swallowtail yesterday (yellow one). Your photos take my breath away…
kelly says
thank you so much denise! glad i’m not the only one with obsessing clicking disorder. 🙂
Dotti says
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
kelly says
happy weekend to you too dotti! xoxo
Cathy H. says
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!
kelly says
me too my freind!
A Garden of Threads says
Amazing photos. Love the Irish Blessing.
kelly says
thank you so much!
Sarah says
Beautiful bright and cheery colors help brighten the day as well.
kelly says
they did indeed sarah!
Ida P. Krause says
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.
kelly says
haha…well 6,000 was a bit of an exaggeration… 😉
Carola Bartz says
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!
Brigitte says
What a wonderful butterfly you captured with your camera!
I am speechless about this beauty!
Really gorgeous pictures.
Best, Brigitte
Caz says
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 !
Gail O says
What an amazing series of photos! I am not surprised that you would take more than 6,000 photos of this beauty!