Thursday, July 10, 2008

Chasing butterflies


I spent the day chasing butterflies.
Two swallowtails that took me dancing
and skipping through the field,
my eyes fixed on their playful, winding flight.

My feet following,

I knew not where.

Until the sun escaped us,

and I lost them in the sky.


Carried on a breeze that sounded of children’s laughter.




Thanks to Wigger's World
for hosting Skywatch Friday each week at his site!

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41 comments:

EG CameraGirl said...

I know the feeling. I've been chasing Eastern Tiger Swallowtails for the past two days.

The hummingbirds are coming along. It's amazing to me that you found the nest in the first place. It looks to be well camouflaged. You must have incredible vision.

Bird Feeder Scott said...

Sounds like you had a good time! The nesting pictures you taken are fascinating. It's great to hear that you are taking such care not to disturb the nest.

Kim said...

I love this picture, so simple yet beautiful.

Anonymous said...

Once upon a time there was this great and fantastic group of people who blogged and photographed … with a click, click here, a snap, snap there, all of them had a week to look upon the sky … day and night, by dusk or dawn, sunrise or sunset … and always there where great and fantastic photos to be seen when SKY WATCH was opened …

I am one of those proud sky watchers and I really enjoy each and every one of the photos you show us. I really think you are a first class sky watcher!

This Is My Blog - fishing guy said...

NR: Very cool post, glad you caught you butterflies.

Tom said...

Excellent I have trouble all the time with butterflys and dragonflys, thank you for joining in gain with Sky Watch.. Enjoy :O)

Juliana RW said...

not easy isn't chasing the butterfly :D nice shot

Visit mine also in here Thanks

Anonymous said...

This is not an easy picture to take and even more difficult to keep in focus.

I love the verse you have selected to go with your image. Poetry is one of my life's loves ...

Unknown said...

Great Skywatch Friday! I am so glad that Tom hosts this. I get to see so many new places through the pictures of you guys! Have a great week!

Michele said...

This is fantastic... delicate and free... awesome!
Mountain Retreat Photos

Anne said...

Ohhh so very very nice...

Nice weekend to you
from Norway.

Louise said...

You're like me! I've never gotten a swallowtail of any sort to be still for a picture. I am always amazed when I see one in a picture. A nice way to spend the day, though!

bobbie said...

This is so beautiful. I've chased a few myself in my day.

Max-e said...

Nice post Nina. Have great weekend

imac said...

Good shot - you must have enjoyed.

You will be amazed at my SW.

Champ Townboy said...

Perfect photo and poem!

Anonymous said...

Love it. Beautiful photo, wonderful words ... a fun post, for sure.

SandyCarlson said...

A day well spent!

Fugazi said...

Thanx for letting me look at your great picture in this weeks Sky Watch - beautiful shot, and poetry.

I am in a photocontest this week too please vote for me...
The picture is called * Himmelske farger* just press the picture - and then the blue button below it.

https://lagring.online.no/sections/competition/view.php?id=11&sortby=votes

Thank you for helping me:)

Anonymous said...

Beautiful Nina.

Anonymous said...

You have a good eye, both for seeing and capturing the world around you.

Lisa at Greenbow said...

Lovely poem and it sounds like you had a great day.

D Herrod said...

Cool butterfly shots

Mary said...

Your words blow me away.

HI NINA!

Just wanted to say HI.

Hugs,
Mary

Pappy said...

Poetry and pictures - It doesn't get much better than that.

Christy said...

Very beautiful silhouette of the butterflies. I love butterflies.

Suzanne said...

Love the title. Well captured photos of the butterflies. They would be hard to get. Happy SWF.

Unknown said...

Beautiful shot - well done.

Great writing too.

Gary
Bodge's Bulletin

Pretty Life Online said...

Perfect catch for SWF! Mine's up too hope you can drop by... Happy weekend!

Anne-Berit said...

Very nice,both the photo and the poem.Have a nice day!

pts said...

very nice!

Kathi said...

(Off-topic)

Nina:

Call me or e-mail me. I don't have any contact info for you, and we want to invite you to go to New River Gorge, WVa Birding & Nature Festival late April/early May 2009. (BOTB, Zick & kids, plus Chet Baker and all the Flock members we can gather.) Excellent birds, food, and company. Please don't say no!

~Kathi

Anonymous said...

Great SWF picture. Thanks For sharing

Tina Coruth said...

Very pretty photo and lovely poem!

Nova said...

very nice and cute butterflies..That is an amazing sky and clouds you have together...

check out mine too...

Mary said...

Wonderful picture and poem....I chased butterlies yesterday with so-so success, so it really made me smile :-)

Ian France said...

You're a very lucky person if you get a snapshot of a butterfly up close. If the butterfly flies away, most people would just give up. However, you took full advantage of the flying butterfly and perfectly captured it's beautiful black silhouette against the bright blue sky.

Dina said...

I could stay at this blog all night.

AnneKa said...

Hallo from North Norway. Last week I saw all Sky Watch Friday photos and they were all great, and I hope to see them all this week too. I love to travel around the world this way.

Thanks for sharing your beautiful sky watch photos and have a great weekend!

Catherine said...

Beautiful sky watch capture! Butterflies can be hard to photograph, ~but they are fun to chase! :) Beautiful words also! I found your link at tom's~wiggers world.. You have a wonderful blog, great title..and fantastic pic's..I will visit again soon!
Have a beautiful weekend!
Cat

Pearl Maple said...

Sweet photo and words for Sky Watch Friday, how nice of you to share your view of the sky.