Is serendipity the purest expression of the joys of Mother Nature?
A Glimpse Back in Time at Moments of Serendipity
January 12th, 2019 Comments Off on A Glimpse Back in Time at Moments of Serendipity
Tags: American Lady · butterflies · Delaware Skipper · Great Spangled Fritillary · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · serendipity
The July Waltz of Carefree Winged Wonders
January 6th, 2018 Comments Off on The July Waltz of Carefree Winged Wonders
A metaphorical escape to summer glory to escape the vice grip of the dead of winter.
Tags: butterflies · Canadian Tiger Swallowtail · Great-spanged Fritillary · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Silve-spotted Skipper
Pausing to Honour the Hand of the Creator At Work
June 30th, 2017 Comments Off on Pausing to Honour the Hand of the Creator At Work
Finding a bit of sunshine in the rainy summer of 2016 by recognizing the hand of the Creator at work.
Tags: butterflies · hand of the creator · Hobomok Skipper · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · rain · skippers
Random Act of Metaphor: A Black Swallowtail with a Sense of Style
June 18th, 2016 Comments Off on Random Act of Metaphor: A Black Swallowtail with a Sense of Style
Learning to find pleasure in the same-old same old when it holds its own magic.
Tags: Black Swallowtail · butterflies · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet
Butterfly Camouflage: A Labour of love
August 10th, 2014 2 Comments
Four photos of elegant “Comma” butterflies and a tribute to Mother Nature’s master hand at camouflage.
Tags: butterflies · camouflage · Eastern Comma · Gray Comma · Green Comma · Mother Nature · Question Mark Comma
A Day Like No Other Beneath Cerulean Skies
July 19th, 2014 Comments Off on A Day Like No Other Beneath Cerulean Skies
The delights of a rare, picture-perfect summer day spent communing with winged creatures.
Tags: Acadian Hairstreak · Batimore Checkerspot · Bluet · butterflies · Cerulean skies · Emerald Dragonfly · Lilypad Clubrtail · metapor · Michael Robet Dyet · Red-spotted Purple
Summer 2013 Retrospective: Winged Jewels That Passed My Way
August 31st, 2013 Comments Off on Summer 2013 Retrospective: Winged Jewels That Passed My Way
The highlights of my summer pursuit of butterflies and a warning sign for summers to come.
Tags: Baltimore Checkerspot · butterflies · Gray Comma · Great Spangled Fritillary · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Monarch · Viceroy
My Love Affair with the Painful Sweetness of Spring
April 28th, 2012 Comments Off on My Love Affair with the Painful Sweetness of Spring
Why I think I shall have to stay here in this place where chanced has placed me – for the joys and thrills of spring.
Tags: birds · butterflies · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Nature · Rainer Maria Rilke · spring
Three Trips to the Moon and Back: Outlasting Winter
January 9th, 2012 4 Comments
A mid-winter amble through the wonders of nature as I yearn for spring.
Tags: birds · butterflies · dragonflies · flight · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · migration
ON THE EVE OF SEPTMBER: Bittersweet She Beckons
August 27th, 2011 Comments Off on ON THE EVE OF SEPTMBER: Bittersweet She Beckons
Giving in to the bittersweet beckoning of September and the graces she bestows.
Tags: birds · butterflies · harvest · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · migration · September