Showing posts with label Butterflies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Butterflies. Show all posts

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Into the Meadow

One sunny morning I tied my old tennis shoes, zipped and buttoned my jeans and stepped onto a dew moistened path and entered the woods.
My plan was to walk my normal route, but the meadow stopped me.
The "meadow" is actually a gas line right-of-way that wasn't mowed last summer and hasn't yet been mown this summer. meadow plants abound in the bright verdant glow.
Daisies . . .
Tall white beard tongue (Penstemon digitalis). . . 
   Milkweed (Ascipias syriaca)  and . . .
  Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
  We all know that with meadow plants comes . . . 
  could that be . . . ?
Yes! It is! 
Butterflies!
They are everywhere.
The Zebra swallowtails were quick to fly.
Two, though were more interested in each other than in my camera lens.
I suppose that this photo, like those in the post TURTLE LOVE, are the sort that caused a Chinese internet search engine label this blog as abusive. 


Oh well, the butterflies seemed to enjoy themselves - as did I.  I know that soon the Gas company will have to mow this wonderful strip of abundant blooms.  In the mean time, the butterflies will multiply with abandon.  I will leave them in peace . . . at least until next week.

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I have this book, A World of Butterfiles, My brother gave it to me.  I reviewed it on my book blog. Here is the post to read that review.  BOOK REVIEW It is just a beautiful artistically rendered book.