The brightly-coloured winged wonders from summers past to brighten up a gray winter season.
Metaphors of Life Journal: Spangles, Tortoiseshells and Buckeyes
January 22nd, 2023 Comments Off on Metaphors of Life Journal: Spangles, Tortoiseshells and Buckeyes
Tags: Common Buckeye · Great Spangled Fritillary · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Milbert's Tortoiseshell
Retrospective: The Butterfly Effect
September 10th, 2022 Comments Off on Retrospective: The Butterfly Effect
Initiating the butterfly effect, literally and figuratively, so spread hope and goodwill.
Tags: Butterfly Effect · Giant Swallowtail · Great Spangled Fritillary · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Red Admiral · Silver-spotted Skipper
The Butterfly and the Thistle: A Lesson for Us All
August 6th, 2022 Comments Off on The Butterfly and the Thistle: A Lesson for Us All
A passionate plea to let go of the “I Win, You Lose” mentality.
Tags: China · Great Spangled Fritillary · Hockey Canada · Invasion of Ukraine · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · pandemic · shortage of front line staff · Taiwan
Butterfly Bonanza: Up Close and Personal
March 28th, 2020 Comments Off on Butterfly Bonanza: Up Close and Personal
A brief escape to nature in this unpredecented time of upheavel.
Tags: Baltimore Checkerspot · Black Swallotwail · butterfly · Canadian Tiger Swallowtail · Great Spangled Fritillary · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Milbert's Tortoiseshell · Orange Sulphur · Silver-spotted Skipper
A Glimpse Back in Time at Moments of Serendipity
January 12th, 2019 Comments Off on A Glimpse Back in Time at Moments of Serendipity
Is serendipity the purest expression of the joys of Mother Nature?
Tags: American Lady · butterflies · Delaware Skipper · Great Spangled Fritillary · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · serendipity
When I Grow Old and Wear the Bottom of My Trousers Rolled: Small Gemstones
June 10th, 2017 Comments Off on When I Grow Old and Wear the Bottom of My Trousers Rolled: Small Gemstones
Growing old gracefully by opting out of the endless race with time.
Tags: Callico Pennant · Great Spangled Fritillary · Indigo Bunting · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · T.S. Eliot · The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock · time
Spirits of Summers Past: The Exuberant Goddess, the Intrepid Traveler and the Gossamer Angel
January 7th, 2017 22 Comments
Hmmm, can I escape from the bitter winds of January by communing with the spirits of summers past? We are square in the middle of the first January deep freeze of 2017. It is the perfect time to close the blinds, turn a blind eye to the icy sidewalks and dive into my collection of […]
Tags: Great Spangled Fritillary · Hallowe'en Pennant · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Variegated Fritillary
A Virtual Winter Getaway: Winged Creatures Reborn
January 25th, 2014 Comments Off on A Virtual Winter Getaway: Winged Creatures Reborn
Escaping winter for a few moments in the images of last summer’s winged creatures.
Tags: American Lady · butterfly · Gray Comma · Great Spangled Fritillary · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Striped Hairstreak · White Admiral Integrade
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
Climate Change: The Unendurable Price of Neglect
January 13th, 2013 Comments Off on Climate Change: The Unendurable Price of Neglect
What we stand to lose if we do not stop the countdown clock of climate change.
Tags: Black Swallowtail · climate change · Fawn Darner · Great Spangled Fritillary · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Northern Pearly-Eye