After a dreary, rainy, and windy week, compliments of Gustav, it made my heart sing to see sunshine and patches of blue skies yesterday.
And as the sun came out, so did the butterflies, swarming around my lantana plants in our back and side yards.
I literally stood in the middle of them while they flittered and fluttered (don't you just love the sound of those words?) around me as I took pictures.
Here are a few I captured up close and personal. If you've never seen a butterfly up close, click on the pictures to enlarge them ... they're amazing little creatures.
This little bumble bee must have been in "Bumble Bee Heaven," because he wasn't bothered by my getting close to take a picture of him sharing his flowers with a butterfly ...
And here's a baby butterfly who didn't cooperate with me. He just wouldn't "light" long enough for me to get a good picture, but I thought he was cute. I've never seen a baby one before ...
I wish our friends in South Mississippi and South Louisiana sunny skies to welcome them back home, and hope they find all is well.
