Monday, August 7, 2017

Eastern Swallowtail and Friend

And friend....

Happiness is a butterfly, when if pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you sit down quietly, may alight upon you. ~ Nathaniel Hawthorne
Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.
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Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you. Nathaniel Hawthorne
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Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you. Nathaniel Hawthorne
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48 comments:

Anonymous said...

Beautiful, and how better is it to see an individual butterfly that a enclosure full of them.

Elephant's Child said...

Ephemeral magic. I do love flutterbyes. Thank you.

Jamie Ghione said...

Love the butterfly pictures.

Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...

What amazing photos. Your camera took really great photos of the swallowtail and friend. They brightened my day.

Valerie-Jael said...

Gorgeous photos and quote, thanks for sharing. Hugs, Valerie

nashvillecats2 said...

Wonderful pictures and quote at the end.
I once wrote a poem entitled "Fragile As A Butterfly.

Yvonne.

Barbara said...


May the wings of the butterfly kiss the sun.
And find your shoulder to light on.
To bring you luck, happiness and riches.
Today, tomorrow and beyond.
An Irish Blessing; Author Unknown

Annalisa Crawford said...

Beautiful pictures, well done for capturing them :-)

Alex J. Cavanaugh said...

Those are really beautiful butterflies.

CJ Kennedy said...

Great photos. So very cool to see the butterflies up close

L. Diane Wolfe said...

One tried to land on me yesterday. It must've thought I was a flower.

Pat Hatt said...

Great shots. Really enjoying the day at your bay.

RO said...

What lovely pics Sandra! A great way to start off a Monday. I remember a few years ago when a yellow butterfly actually landed on my finger and hung out awhile. That's when I really started paying attention to the beauty of butterflies. Happy Monday! Hugs...

Adam said...

nice butterfly

Sandra Cox said...

Thanks, Andrew. He was a gorgeous guy:)

Sandra Cox said...

My pleasure, EC:)

cleemckenzie said...

So beautiful. I always enjoy when they sweep through the garden, kissing the flowers.

Sandra Cox said...

I'm glad, Jamie:)

Birgit said...

Love the pictures and we have a butterfly bush and have butterflies and bees all around them. Yesterday, our pussy cat, Lucy, who stays on our property and never takes off, was outside and right I. Front of me, caught this butterfly! I thought for sure the butterfly was toast but it got away and flew away I am happy to say.

Out on the prairie said...

Silver-spotted Skipper was the friend.Looks like some good nectar at your blooms

Unknown said...

I used to see such great creatures of God when I was a child, in my grandparents' garden Flying over brilliant flowers and landing for a couple of seconds on them.
Now all is gone - grandparents, garden, flowers and butterflies.
Thank you for a, for me, a melancholic reminder of my youth!
Have a lovely week!

Sharon said...

Nice shots, great flowers to draw them in!

Sandra Cox said...

Thanks, Elizabeth. I'm glad. You brighten mine on a regular basis.

Sandra Cox said...

Glad you enjoyed them, my friend. Off now to see where we've gone on our walk:)

Sandra Cox said...

I bet your poem is beautiful, Yvonne.

Sandra Cox said...

What a lovely blessing.
I thank you:)

Janie Junebug said...

So pretty. I love it when I step outside with the dogs and a butterfly flits by.

Love,
Janie

da tabbies o trout towne said...

how cool is this !!!!! nice capture Sandra !!! ☺☺♥♥

Sandra Cox said...

Thanks, Annalisa. They were posing for me:)

Sandra Cox said...

Thanks, Alex. I certainly enjoyed them.

Sandra Cox said...

Aren't butterflies wondrous?

Sandra Cox said...

Only because you are:)

Sandra Cox said...

Thanks, Pat. They are fun to watch.

Sandra Cox said...

Aw. That would definitely be a Kodak moment, Ro.
Hugs back,

Sandra Cox said...

What a lovely visual, Lee.

Sandra Cox said...

Aren't butterfly bushes great?
Glad you butterfly survived. Monster Kitty caught one too the other day. I had to pry it out of his mouth. Surprisingly it managed to fly away.

Sandra Cox said...

Thanks, Steve! I was wondering what it was.

Sandra Cox said...

I'm sorry they're gone, Carmen:)
Wishing you good memories.

Sandra Cox said...

Thanks, Sharon:)

Sandra Cox said...

Me too, Janie:)

Sandra Cox said...

Though mine is stepping outside with dog and cats:)

Sandra Cox said...

Thanks;)

Stephanie Faris said...

So pretty! There are so many poetic things we can say about butterflies. They're beautiful and free. One landed on my shoulder once, though, and I swear it HURT. Nobody believed me!

Sandra Cox said...

Sounds like there's a story to be written about that encounter, Steph:)

Lowcarb team member said...

Butterflies are lovely to see.
Enjoyed your photographs Sandra, thanks.

All the best Jan

Janie Junebug said...

I took Franklin to the vet today for his wellness exam. They had a black kitty who needs a home. Franklin begged me to adopt him. I had to say no.

Magic Love Crow said...

Such beautiful pictures Sandra!! We use to have a butterfly bush! I want another one! We use to get so many butterflies in! I miss that! Thanks for a lovely post! Big Hugs!

Jeanie said...

Oh my! Splendid! How gorgeous to have that and to get such amazing photos. Bravo!