Arts and craft in town.
A Flower bed, I liked this one cause the walls look parallel, but aren’t.

Around the house.  
A I was able to capture this butterfly and some High kickers

Its been raining big time here in Chicagoland. No new shots.

Does this qualify?
I've posted it before, but with the recent Monarchs on the site I thought a  "King and Queen" photo might be nice! Let's Do It!

Thanks for looking.

Beautiful Male Boarder Collie Named Clancy

Beautiful Female Monarch With Open
 Wings

Something for Rockadee, though I don't think I will ever be as good as he is at this kinda stuff. Eagle Eagle2

And something pretty  Sunset Parts
 Sunset Parts 2

And for Penny Open Wings, Kinda...

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Smokey and D.C. make great babysitters.

The kids are full of it.

Amanda in the flower garden, thinking.

Painted Lady on a blue flag.

I have a few other versions of Amanda in the flower garden in my images, tried to choose the best one to post. Happy Labor Day to all!

Like The Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds, These Wonderful Creatures Will Be Leaving Soon For Their Long Journey South To Mexico  Monarch - King Of The Butterflies

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Not much of a story, just some shots taken at a local arboretum.

The first:  a hibiscus bud. (Not from my planting.)

The second: a daylily, background is some lavender.

The third: a butterfly on a zinnia.

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And a question to ponder.  Why are we, collectively, as photographers, interested in the icky?  As in: spiders and bees?  You really don't need to answer, just something to ponder.

Pearl Crescent Butterfly

Last Evening From My Home Sundown

I seem to really want to get that perfect butterfly picture this summer. So I have been visiting butterfly houses and nature preserves and having a great time! So here are some pictures:
Butterfly Wings Monarch Spotted One Spotted Two Looking at you
and some other stuff along the way:
Caterpillar Elk Grove Village Elk (The nearby suburb keeps elk because it is named Elk Grove, IL) Elk Falcon Fuzz Oh, another butterfly natural caterpillar.

Thanks for looking.

Memengwa Is A Native American Word For Butterfly.
Great Spangled Fritillary
Clouded Sulphur

This Poor E. Tiger Swallowtail Has Had Some Pain And Suffering

Variegated Fritillary Butterfly

My Calendar Says It's Still Summer Is It?

Ruby Lady

A Male Spicebush Butterfly Feeding On Wildflowers.

Last Night's Moon 99%. Full Moon Is Tonight.

I've been enjoying summer!
Here's some shots:
2 wild ones Beach Grasses Beach With St. Joseph MI Lighthouse Unusual Orange Body Beach Umbrellas (it was raining) White One Fawn Fawn2 Hosta Hosta2 Poppies! Turtle Black & White
Sorry for so many...
Thanks for looking

There Is Real Beauty In Nature, And Sometimes You Have To Look Real Close To See It.
Skipper Butterfly
Dragonfly

A Beautiful Painted Lady Butterfly Lands On Dee's Finger Tip.
Touch 1
Touch 2

Monarch
Skipper

Enjoy Nature's Delicate Beauty!
 

We went to see some butterflies. It was early in the season for them, but I had a lot of fun figuring out how to take their pictures!

 Butterfly 1
 Graph Paper
 My Butterfly
 My Butterfly2
 An Orange One
 Orange 2
 The Black
 Let's Do It!
 Mmmm Feels Good!

And of course ther was fauna:

 Fern Like
 Green
 Pink Plume
 Redeye
 Cute Red Ones
 Pop

and more butterflies:

 Screen Shot
 Monarch

Happy! Happy! Summer is here!
Thanks for looking.

During a walk today I found a ball showing no more action and some tails. Later I came upon a thistle patch with butterflies and bees sharing.

Cabbage White Butterfly
Steel Web