Eye Candy
Butterflies and blooms. What could be better?
I’m dizzy with the colors of zinnia and the glitter of the great spangled fritillary flittering all over my yard.
Brazened by the drunken desire for nectar, the butterflies are no longer resistant to close proximity of my camera and some have even landed on me.
The black swallowtails have been hanging on since June.
The tiger swallowtails have only just now shown up, holding out for the lush of butterfly bush.
They periodically jump from flower to flower, as if playing musical chairs, and if they land on a flower that’s already been taken, someone gets pushed off.
It’s a twirling whirl of flirts in petal skirts and bees busily buzzing.
The more the merrier, I say.
But not you.
_________Our World Tuesday
August 18th, 2014 11:51 pm
Absolutely delightful images.
August 19th, 2014 9:08 am
woww what a gorgeous collection of butterfly pictures. Beautiful.
August 19th, 2014 12:36 pm
Gorgeous photos! I love the zinnias. It’s always a joy to see butterflies and bees.
August 19th, 2014 2:00 pm
I have yet to get outside since I got back…must go outside….must go outside…still cleaning.
August 19th, 2014 2:25 pm
A beautiful garden, and wonderful butterfly photos!
August 19th, 2014 7:32 pm
Wow! What great photo ops! The colors you captured are awesome!
August 20th, 2014 6:43 pm
WOW!!!
August 20th, 2014 8:37 pm
[…] 4. It’s a twirling whirl of flirts in petal skirts and bees busily buzzing. They jump from flower to flower, as if playing musical chairs, and if they land on a flower that’s already been taken, someone gets pushed off. See HERE. […]
August 21st, 2014 6:50 am
so much summer pizzazz
August 21st, 2014 12:23 pm
Wow, you got some terrific shots there, Colleen!
August 23rd, 2014 1:42 am
Beautiful pictures Colleen — that’s the kind of eye candy I’m interested in! (Envy the butterfly shots — I’m sort of too old and slow to get good ones.)
You asked if Hatcher Pass (on my blog) was in Colorado. We love Colorado, but that Pass is in Alaska, where we are still traveling. A lot about this State does remind us of CO though. But it is BIGGER!!! (You’ve probably already forgotten you asked the question … we have been ‘off the grid’ for a while — no internet.
August 23rd, 2014 9:46 am
gorgeous!
January 3rd, 2015 3:07 pm
[…] August – Butterflies and blooms. What could be better? I’m dizzy with the colors of zinnia and the glitter of the great spangled fritillary flittering all over my yard. Brazened by the drunken desire for nectar, the butterflies are no longer resistant to close proximity of my camera and some have even landed on me. […]