“The true way to live is to enjoy every moment as it passes, and surely it is in the everyday things around us that the beauty of life lies.” ~Laura Ingalls Wilder
Cloudless Sulphur
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Butterflies
A few of the different butterflies that I’ve seen in our area recently.
“It’s the things in common that make relationships enjoyable, but it’s the little differences that make them interesting.” ~Todd Ruthman
Swallowtail on a butterfly bush
“Discovering this idyllic place, we find ourselves filled with a yearning to linger here, where time stands still and beauty overwhelms.” ~Unknown
Hackberry Emperor
“True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less.”
~ C. S. Lewis
Silvery Checkerspot
“If nothing ever changed, there’d be no butterflies.” ~Unknown
Pearl Crescent
This Pearl crescent butterfly danced with the wind all around the backyard and eventually landed on a wooden board to soak up some afternoon sun.
“Flowers and butterflies drift in color, illuminating spring.” ~Unknown
November butterfly
A butterfly lights beside us, like a sunbeam …
and for a brief moment it’s glory
and beauty belong to our world …
But then it flies on again, and although
we wish it could have stayed,
we are so thankful to have seen it at all.
~Unknown
Autumn butterfly
This Question Mark butterfly blended in well with the fallen autumn leaves lying beside our country road.
“… [Summer’s] spirit lives on in the flittering Autumn butterfly, the warmth of the waning sunlight and in the last lingering flower on the vine.” ~Linda Poindexter
Gulf Fritillary
The bright orange color of a Gulf Fritillary floating down the roadside on a light autumn breeze is a beautiful sight. I spotted this one on my morning walk down our country road.
“When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.” ~G.K. Chesterton
Common Buckeye
I am always thrilled when I come upon a Buckeye. It is my favorite among the butterflies. I like the colors and the bold pattern of the eyespots which are thought to frighten or distract predators.
“I opened two gifts this morning. They were my eyes.” ~Unknown
walking on a country road 