Since it prooved quite difficult to find a photo in my archive that illustrated the word “to falter” I dediced to go German instead. Falter is an alternative word for Schmetterling or in English: butterfly. You might see a similarity to the Italian farfalle. And … Continue reading Falter
In case somebody is wondering: the butterfly is called a little skipper in English (braunkolbiger Braun-Dickkopffalter in German, a real mouthful: Brown-spadixed brown thick head butterfly); the eye is from an Egyptian goose; the background is an orange daylily. In order to isolate the butterfly … Continue reading All Eyes on You
I learned that this Admiral belongs to the brush footed or four footed butterflies (they stand on four legs and curl the other two up). I checked – this fellow does what is expected of him. Monday Portrait and Macro Monday
that the Admiral was dining on leek today. Ragtag Daily Prompt: Leak
Two painted ladies, one natural, one literal. And a bonus orange: Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge: Mainly Orange
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making me quite dizzy this early in the season! The Cosmic Photo Challenge: The Arrival of Spring
The trees have started to blossom and I was delighted to see the first bees out and about collecting pollen. And I received a superb gift from Mother Nature in the form of the first butterfly of the season. I believe its a red admiral … Continue reading A Superb Surprise
“Is it possible to become friends with a butterfly?”“It is if you first become a part of nature. You suppress your presence as a human being, stay very still, and convince yourself that you are a tree or grass or a flower. It takes time, … Continue reading Of Beer, Butterflies and Peace
nowadays I’m only known as a red admiral.
According to Wikipedia, the red admiral butterfly was formerly known as the red amirable.
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