Silvery Checkerspot Butterfly

“There is an undeniable exhilaration in moment of even the smallest discovery” 

― Graham Moore

This was such an exciting find for me. My first Silvery Checkerspot EVER - seen on June 23, 2019 at Heritage Park in Blacksburg, Virginia. Nectaring on the milkweed that is abundant in this area. I try to inspect this milkweed weekly for monarch caterpillars, and to my delight saw this beauty. It was quite thrilling!

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Foxglove

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"I question not if thrushes sing, 

If roses load the air; 

Beyond my heart I need not reach 

When all is summer there." 

- John Vance Cheney

Summer Goldfinch in the Wildflowers

“Outside the open window 

The morning air is all awash with angels.” 

 ― Richard Wilbur

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Dangling Droplet

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 "We cross infinity with every step; 

 we meet eternity in every second." 

~ Rabindranath Tagore

A tiny droplet hangs suspended 

 beneath a Queen Anne's Lace Wildflower.

Pretty Pollinator - Bee in the Crown Vetch

"The pedigree of honey does not concern the bee, 

a clover, anytime, 

to him, is aristocracy." 

- Emily Dickinson 

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Baby Catbird in the Bush

“Turn your obstacles into opportunities and your problems into possibilities.” 

 ― Roy T. Bennett

At the beginning of June we had some baby catbirds living in the Rhododendron bush in our front yard. They would sit on our porch railing as the Mom/Dad would come and feed them. I tried and tried to get a good shot of them through the window, but every time I tried to raise the screen, they would dive into the bush and hide. So I decided I would shoot through the screen. I was able to catch this little one through the screened window. Not a great shot but a record of the "babies in the bush".

Male Cardinal Spreads His Wings

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"Always be on the lookout 

for the presence of wonder." 

― E.B. White

Pickerel Hyacinth

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"Flowers and plants are silent presences. 

They nourish every sense except the ear." 

 - May Sarton

Purple Petals - Clematis in Bloom

“Some old-fashioned things like fresh air and sunshine are hard to beat.” 

 ― Laura Ingalls Wilder

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Flowers in the Garden

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 “How right it is to love flowers and the greenery of pines and ivy and hawthorn hedges; they have been with us from the very beginning.” 

 ― Vincent van Gogh

Dragonfly - Common Whitetail Female

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"Everything has beauty, 

but not everyone sees it." 

~ Confucius

Blue Jay Ballet

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"Wonder takes our breath away, and makes room for new breath. That’s why they call it breathtaking." 

 ― Anne Lamott

Eastern Comma Butterfly

"Life holds so many simple blessings, each day bringing its own individual wonder." 

- John McLeod

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I found this beautiful Comma Butterfly during

my walk along Deerfield Trail in Blacksburg, Virginia,

on June 1st, 2019.

Red-spotted Purple Butterfly on Multiflora Rose

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"A miracle is often the willingness to see the common in an uncommon way." 

~ Noah Benshea