Friday, August 29, 2008

I'd Be A Butterfly

I was hoping to get some butterfly shots when I went to the Descanso Gardens. There were plenty flying around but only a couple decided not to be too shy. Some of these aren't as clear as I like but I still like them so I'm sharing them anyway (smile). You know, if I could fly I'd be a butterfly.

The butterfly is a flying flower,
The flower a tethered butterfly.

~Ponce Denis Écouchard Lebrun




I don't know if these dark ones are moths or butterflies...



6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Beautiful shots of the butterfly.
Somehow when viewing them I'm reminded of the Butterfly Lovers :)

me ann my camera said...

The Monarch pictures are beautiful!

Anonymous said...

Descanso Gardens is proving to be the gold mine you thought it would be!

Stacey Olson said...

Beautiufl. wonderful place to visit.

kjpweb said...

Uh - and you got 'em!
The others are indeed butterflies.
Skippers, to be precise.
The y look like Mournful Duskywings!
Cool! Good job!
Cheers, Klaus

Anonymous said...

Thank you guys for the comments and compliments. It is a wonderful place. And Klaus, thanks for naming those little ones. I like that name - Mournful Duskywings. Cool! :-)