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Saturday, May 21, 2011

Swallowtails

The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough. ~Rabindranath Tagore
 Beautiful and graceful, varied and enchanting, small but approachable, butterflies lead you to the sunny side of life. And everyone deserves a little sunshine. ~Jeffrey Glassberg
Swallowtails and Giant Swallowtails are numerous around our yard and this is only one of many.

May the wings of the butterfly kiss the sun
And find your shoulder to light on,
To bring you luck, happiness and riches
Today, tomorrow and beyond.
~Irish Blessing
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13 comments:

  1. DebMay 21, 2011 at 8:22 AM

    they are so pretty Sandra...I love your header...

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  2. AnnMay 21, 2011 at 8:34 AM

    Oh how pretty they are. I just love the quotes that you picked for this post.

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  3. Betsy Banks AdamsMay 21, 2011 at 9:52 AM

    Absolutely gorgeous pictures of the butterflies, Sandra... Makes me think of summer... Haven't seen many butterflies up here yet.

    Have a good weekend.
    Hugs,
    Betsy

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  4. DawnTreaderMay 21, 2011 at 10:29 AM

    Lovely... I've never seen this one before.

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  5. Ruth HiebertMay 21, 2011 at 11:29 AM

    Beautiful!

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  6. Heidrun Khokhar, KleinsteMotteMay 21, 2011 at 12:59 PM

    These are so lovely.

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  7. MadelineMay 21, 2011 at 5:43 PM

    These swallow tails are beautiful. Hard to believe that something so beautiful can come from something so ugly. (cocoon)
    You must live in just the right place to attract so many butterflies, and of course you must have all the right things growing in your yard to attract them.

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  8. Chatty CroneMay 21, 2011 at 9:29 PM

    Your butterflies are so pretty. Isn't it funny - if someone helps them out of the cacoon - they die - they have to struggle to stay alive and turn beautiful.

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  9. CatherineMay 21, 2011 at 10:10 PM

    Gosh ~ look at all your beautiful butterflies! Fantastic!
    xo Catherine

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  10. GeorgeMay 21, 2011 at 10:33 PM

    These are wonderful pictures of the Swallowtails. Very well done!

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  11. UnknownMay 22, 2011 at 1:50 PM

    Beautiful photos madsnaper.
    I missed this post.

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  12. ReginaMay 22, 2011 at 2:01 PM

    Hey..now these are just too cool!! I agree with you- they aren't easy to shoot but you did a super job!! They are heavenly creatures! Great quotes too-
    Wishing you a wonderful day-

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  13. Dawning InspirationMay 22, 2011 at 6:22 PM

    Happy sigh....

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