Monarch Butterfly

 "If you have a mind at peace, and a heart that cannot harden, Go find a door that opens wide upon a lovely garden." 

- Unknown

When the Spirit of Nature Touches Us

 “When the spirit of nature touches us, our hearts turn into a butterfly!” 

 — Mehmet Murat Ildan

Hidden

 "....the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places." 

~ Roald Dahl

Painted Lady Butterfly 

Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly on Teasel

 "Everyone is looking, not many are seeing." 

~ Peter M. Leschak

Little Angels of Nature

 “Butterflies are nature’s angels. 

They remind us what a gift it is to be alive.” 

— Robyn Nola

Red-spotted Purple Butterfly

 “Every small, unselfish action nudges the world into a better path. An accumulation of small acts can change the world.” 

― Robin Hobb

Be A Positive Thinker

 "The positive thinker sees the invisible, feels the intangible, 

and achieves the impossible." 

 ~  Unknown

Pearl Crescent Butterfly

 “Appreciation is the sunrise that paints the sky of life with hues of joy and warmth.” 

– Lucy Sinclair

Wide Open Wings - Painted Lady Butterfly

 “The soul that gives thanks can find comfort in everything; ..." 

― Hannah Whitall Smith

Skipper on Meadow Sage

 "All that we behold is full of blessings." 

~ William Wordsworth

Common Buckeye Butterfly

 "Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement." 

 — Helen Keller

Zabulon Skipper Butterfly

 “The beautiful thing about learning is that nobody can take it away from you.”

 ― B.B. King

I've been going back through some old images trying to identify the insects and flowers.  I believe this to be a Zabulon Skipper Butterfly on a Prunella Vulgaris.

Flight of the Long-tailed Skipper

 “In this world in which we live 

simplicity and kindness 

are the only magic wands that work wonders” 

― L. Frank Baum

The long-tailed skipper in flight - Summer of 2024

Artsy Version - HERE 

Autumn Colors on the Wings

 "It isn’t what you have in your pocket that makes you thankful, but what you have in your heart." 

~ Unknown

Common Buckeye Butterfly

Wonderful Stream of Life

 “We all exist as part of a wonderful stream of life.” 

― Thich Nhat Hanh

Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly 

Print Available - HERE 

Enjoy Every Minute

 "I promise myself that I will enjoy every minute of the day that is given me to live." 

~ Thich Nhat Hanh

Cabbage White Butterfly in flight over the asters seen on

my walk through the Hahn Horticulture Garden on 

October 7, 2024. 

Print Available - HERE 

Nature Brings Solace

 "And I firmly believe that nature brings solace 

in all troubles." 

- Anne Frank

Fill Your Cup with Sunshine and Laughter

Black Swallowtail Butterfly  

"Today, fill your cup of life 

with sunshine and laughter." 

-Dodinsky

Give Us Pleasure in the Flowers Today

 "Oh, give us pleasure in the flowers 

in the flowers today; 

And give us not to think so far away..." 

- Robert Frost

Common Buckeye Butterfly on Coneflower 

Long-tailed Skipper - Another View

 "My wonder button is being pushed all the time." 

- Carl Sagan

From my first sighting of a long-tailed skipper on 08-22-24 

Print Available - HERE