A lesson to be learned from the short lifespan of an American Lady butterfly.
Random Act of Metaphor
August 6th, 2023 Comments Off on Random Act of Metaphor
Tags: American Lady · butterflies · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet
Learning from the Honoured Citizens of Summer
July 8th, 2023 Comments Off on Learning from the Honoured Citizens of Summer
A lesson for us in the symbiotic relationship of butterflies and wildflowers.
Tags: Baltimore Checkerspot · butterflies · Great-spangled Fritillary · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Red-spotted Purple · wildflower
The Butterfly Effect Redefined
May 27th, 2023 Comments Off on The Butterfly Effect Redefined
Why I chase the delicate winged wondfers of summer and why they bring me peace of mind and spirit.
Tags: Baltimore Checkerspot · butterflies · Butterfly Effect · Crossline Skipper · Great-spanged Fritillary · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet
Portraits of Autumn: October Splendour
October 22nd, 2022 Comments Off on Portraits of Autumn: October Splendour
A brief tribute to the last blast of autumn and the October splendour.
Tags: autumn · butterflies · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet
Relief on the Wing for the Stay at Home Blues
January 16th, 2021 Comments Off on Relief on the Wing for the Stay at Home Blues
Escaping the stay at home blues with a visit to the winged beauties of summers past.
Tags: Baltimore Checkerspot · butterflies · Common Buckeye · dragonflies · Great-spanged Fritillary · Twin-spotted Spiketail · Wandering Glider
The Butteflies of Spring: Up Close and Personal
May 16th, 2020 Comments Off on The Butteflies of Spring: Up Close and Personal
Another up close and personal, virtual visit with the winged wonders of spring and summer as we wait for COVID-19 padlocks to be unlocked.
Tags: butterflies · Eastern Comma · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Mourning Cloak · Question Mark · Red Admiral
Elusive and Effusive Skippers: Up Close and Personal
May 2nd, 2020 Comments Off on Elusive and Effusive Skippers: Up Close and Personal
My continuing “Up Close and Personal” series injecting some of the beauty of the nature into our locked-down society.
Tags: butterflies · Common Roadside Skipper · COVID-19 · Crossline Skipper · Delaware Skipper · European Skipper · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Northern Cloudywing · skippers
The Romance of Butterflies and Wildflowers: Up Close and Personal
April 18th, 2020 Comments Off on The Romance of Butterflies and Wildflowers: Up Close and Personal
The third instalment in my “Up Close and Personal” series taking refuge in the beauty of nature as we remain in COVID-10 lockdown.
Tags: butterflies · COVID-19 · Dion Skipper · Great-spangled Fritillary · Hobomok Skipper · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Monarch · Pine Elfin · wildflowers · Wood Nymph
When I Grow Old and Wear the Bottom of My Trousers Rolled: My Favourite Haunt
February 8th, 2020 Comments Off on When I Grow Old and Wear the Bottom of My Trousers Rolled: My Favourite Haunt
A virtual tour along my favourite summer haunt.
Tags: butterflies · dragonflies · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · T.S. Eliot · The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
Hairstreaks: The Reward of Channeling Patience
November 9th, 2019 Comments Off on Hairstreaks: The Reward of Channeling Patience
Revisiting summers past and the Hairstreak butterflies that rewarded my patience
Tags: butterflies · hairstreaks · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · patience