Now that the nights are becoming much cooler, the Butterflies and Blooms exhibit at the Chicago Botanic Gardens has closed for the season, so I was …
Butterfly Beauties
A gorgeous collection of butterfly pictures from Sue at The Nature of Things. Please click the link above to see more of her beautiful nature photography.
In common with the rest of western Canada, we’ve suddenly turned colder. We’re still above 0C (32F) during the day but are going below 0 at night. Meanwhile, Vancouver, very unusually, is apparently going to get wet snow and minus temperatures overnight as well. Ugh.
Of course, here in the Okanagan Valley we have it comparatively easy. Much of the prairies are getting highs around -20C (-4 F). Strangely though, a lot of the east is coming in at +20C (68F) but may be getting much colder toward the end of the week. Nevertheless, if you’re about to travel from east to west, a 40 degree temperature difference might make for a bit of a packing challenge – such wild weather!
So to take our minds off these bizarre differences, I thought we could do with some brighter pictures of what is to come.
Happy Tuesday.
… to help us through to spring!
Good things, coming soon to a spring near you!
Here are some of my favourite photos, by month, from 2023. It was a good year!
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I hope your 2023 was a good year for you and that you’re looking forward to 2024. 💥
As we prepare to leave the Caribbean to return to a very rainy Okanagan Valley via an apparently also rainy Toronto, here are a few favourite photos.
Happy Tuesday. I’ll soon be posting from home.
I saw this lovely flutterer while out walking.
I tried to find out what type of butterfly this is – it bears some resemblance to a white monarch – but I’m not sure and to me there seem to be differences.
Regardless of its type, it sure is beautiful. I followed it around for a bit, trying to get photos as it went about its nectar-collecting day; it was so lovely to see.
Happy Saturday.
The sky here in the Caribbean is bright blue and contrasts intensely with the lush green of the trees.
Night descends quickly and firmly; twilight doesn’t last long.
Sometimes it catches a fritillary butterfly unawares, seized in the efficient arrival of a confusing artificial light.
I carefully moved this sleepy little one to a nearby tree that was in the shadows.
Happy Wednesday.
~ a flower for your friday ~ I hope the next day or two brings you some opportunities to savor these last hours of summer. Looking back, I feel a bit…
a flower for your friday
Beautiful butterfly pictures from Clover and Ivy. I hope you stop for a visit as there are many more lovely photos to be enjoyed.
I took a number of shots of the monarch but only realized I caught it in mid air when I got home 😊
MID AIR
This gorgeous mid-flight butterfly capture from Belinda Grover is very representative of the many awesome nature photos on her blog. I hope you stop for a visit.
Autumn is known for its lovely yellow hues, but summer gives us some rather appealing yellow shades of its own.
Have a golden day.
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