Archive for the ‘Butterflies ’ Category
Desert Orangetip Butterfly Painting by kenne
They are on the go
Moving blossom to blossom
Part of nature’s plan.
— kenne
Silver-spotted Skipper On a Pinewoods Geranium — Image by kenne
This common North American
Butterfly prefers to spend
Its summers in the mountains —
Why not?
— kenne
Queen Butterfly On Buttonbush — Image by kenne
“Sweet freedom whispered in my ear, you’re a butterfly,
and butterflies are free to fly, fly away, high-away, bye-bye.”
— Elton John
American Snout Butterflies — Photo-artistry by kenne
“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes It has gone through to achieve that beauty.”
— Maya Angelou
Nais Metalmark On Mahogany Milkweed — Image by kenne
Milkweed attracts many flying insects
However, it is thought of most with
Survival of the monarch butterfly
Since it’s the sole host plant
for monarch cataphilers.
— kenne
Echo Azure Butterflies On a Moist Log — Image by kenne
Sleepy Orange Butterfly On Creosole — Image by kenne
“Biology enables, Culture forbids.”
― Yuval Noah Harari
Cloudless Giant Sulfur & Fiery Skipper Butterflies — Image by kenne
Love is like a butterfly: It goes where it pleases and it pleases wherever it goes.
— Author Unknown
Abstract Art by kenne
We are all hungry and thirsty for concrete images. Abstract art will have been good for one thing: to restore its exact virginity to figurative art.
— Salvador Dali
Gaint Two-tailed Swallowtail — Photo-artistry by kenne
Despite the Arizona Supreme Court’s action taking us back to 1864 when only white men could vote,
and they could legally have sex with 10-year-old girls, there are many beautiful things in Arizona.
— kenne
Note: This first appeared on Instagram this morning.
This Painted Lady On Pineland Trailing Lantana Is A Beauty — Image by kenne
“Wildflowers can’t be controlled, neither can a butterfly.”
— kenne
Cloudless Sulphur Butterfly — Image by kenne
Love is like a butterfly: It goes where it pleases,
and it pleases wherever it goes.
— Author Unknown
Painted Lady (August 2017) — Image by kenne
Sneezeweed so yellow on mountains so blue. Two cups, beginning a blossom so yellow. Pouring forth nectar each a revengeful burst.
A painted lady lighting, wine tasting of Chardonnay, winging under the influence. Leaving each flower behind, next comes Tinker Bell, next for the old gray Eeyore.
— kenne
Painted Lady Butterfly — Image by kenne
On A Cloudy January Day, I Look Forward To The New Year As I Remember Back To August
Silver-spotted Skipper — Image by kenne
Transparent gold spots
Ragged around the edges
Late in the season.
— kenne