30 August 2014

monarch!

despite my best efforts at attracting them, again this summer i have had no evidence of monarch caterpillars or butterflies, nor have i seen any in my travels. so imagine my joy at spotting this one this afternoon, flitting among the zinnias in the cutting garden at a neighborhood farm stand. and she even had a few siblings with her!


4 comments:

Tabor said...

Yes I have seen the first two or three this week in my yard! I rarely get more than that, but they do seem later this year.

Nancy Tripp said...

Lovely photo, Chris

the girl said...

This really is a great photo! The colors are so vivid they almost don't look real.

chris said...

agreed, my dear girl...the light was behind me with glare on the screen but it must have been hitting that zinnia perfectly. i could see from down the flower row that it had the makings of a good shot, but i have to say, the outcome surprised even me.