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

5.19.2010

Butterflies



Butterflies are interesting little creatures. Catching sight of them always makes me feel childlike and carefree, even a bit lighter and free.
I've been taking a lot of time to study and observe little insects and creatures with the children that I take care of, and as a result, I am all the more aware of their presence and nuances. Butterflies are particularly intriguing to me,  for they seem to flutter about in a cheerful dance about the sky....without a care in the world. Surely they are hard at work in their task of nature, but they appear to do it with such ease.



We happened to notice a butterfly "fest" on our patio this weekend. Fortunately, one butterfly was not the least bit camera shy. It did not even flinch when I positioned the camera inches from it's body! What a rarety....so I was thrilled to capture it! Here are some shots of them perching happily on our outdoor carpeted area.
"Beauty brings copies of itself into being. It makes us draw it, take photographs of it, or describe it to other people." ~Elaine Scarry

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