Hmmm, I think it is time for a visit to the highlights of summers past.
Now that we are officially under a Stay at Home order and also in the middle of winter, it seems an appropriate time to dip into my treasure trove of winged wonder photographs. I hope these selections brighten your day, lift your spirits and take you away for a brief respite from grim reality.
Baltimore Checkerspot
The most regal of butterflies in these parts. Photogenic to a fault. Freshly emerged and the picture of perfection.
Wandering Glider
Amber-streaked wings for gliding on air. Resting ever so briefly in a life spent on the wing. A free spirit for one season only.
Common Buckeye
Uncommonly striking despite its name. Each eyespot a masterpiece in its own right. Profusion of earth tones only nature could conceive.
Twin-Spotted Spiketail
Splotches of yellow seen from afar. Gossamer wings that scarcely seem real. Almost always hanging out at my secret Spiketail stream.
Great-spangled Fritillary
Blinding splash of sunlit orange. Spatter of spots from nature’s own paintbrush. Set against a backdrop of verdant greenery.
May these be metaphors of freedom, light and independence in a time when we are sorely lacking in such pleasures.
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