Butterflies

"The Aging Monarch"

Thanks to my conversation with the black and yellow butterfly herself, Caryn, I'm posting these 3 pics I took last year. The picture above was taken at the Beaver Brook gardens. I wish I didn't get so much haze, but I like it anyway. I could probably edit the haze out, but that would defeat the purpose of perfection in nature. :)

The next is one of my faves from the Granite Town Rail Trail. I took this in autumn, down a power-line corridor and under a bleaching sun. So, I'm not too surprised it's very yellow and fading - it captured the day nicely.













The blue and black butterfly was taken on the same trail, but earlier in the year. It was drinking dew from the rocky terrain.