A chance meeting by cjwhite

A chance meeting

I'm uploading a little early today. It's my youngest grandson's first birthday today and I need to get ready for his celebration.:0)

I had my camera, but was doing a few chores before my walk. I saw this Red-spotted Purple butterfly and got a few shots before it flew away. It's not the background I would have chosen, but I haven't figured out how to get them to land on pretty backgrounds only! LOL!

The name threw me off a little, but the pic in my book looks like this one. The wings have a bluish to blue-green irridescence. The red spots are on the underside. I didn't get a pic of the other side. :0)

Thank you so much for your comments and faves on yesterday's The Great Sunroof Caper pic!!! :0)
Beautiful butterfly - your photo shows the texture in the wings.
June 24th, 2011  
This is just wonderful Carolyn! (Have a fab birthday with your grandson!)
June 24th, 2011  
Wow, gorgeous shimmer on the wings. Great capture! Hope the grandson's party is fun!
June 24th, 2011  
Wow. amezing colours and micro . great capture
June 24th, 2011  
Beautiful butterfly! Great capture!
June 24th, 2011  
So shiny! Metalic almost! Beautiful lil thing :o)

Happy Birthday to your youngest Grandson!! Aww 1!
June 24th, 2011  
Fantastic color, pic!
June 24th, 2011  
Stunning vivid colors.
June 25th, 2011  
What great colors!
June 25th, 2011  
Stunning colors.
June 25th, 2011  
B
Wow..beautiful colors. I wish I could take photos like this. My butterflies always seem to know I am coming. lol
June 25th, 2011  
Kaz
Gorgeously stunning capture. Oh those colours are divine!
June 25th, 2011  
Awesome find!! Beautiful!!
June 25th, 2011  
WOW!!! how lucky!!! Beautiful capture!!!!!
June 25th, 2011  
LOVE it... LOVE LOVE
June 25th, 2011  
Happy Birthday to your Grandson.. hope he had a great day...

What a beautiful butterfly. and if we every get some some sun here we may get some of these beauties too..
June 25th, 2011  
What a lovely looking butterfly. I just love the shiny blue parts of it's wings.

And a big happy 1st birthday to your grandson I hope he has an awesome day.
June 25th, 2011  
Beautiful! Fav!
June 25th, 2011  
June 25th, 2011  
I think the background is perfect Carolyn - the green really accentuates that awesome blue in the wings. You guys have awfully pretty butterflies over there.
June 25th, 2011  
@murnane Thank you! Marg, I never knew how many wonderful butterflies we had before I started this project. I really SEE so many things that I took for granted before! :0)
June 25th, 2011  
What a stunning butterfly.
June 25th, 2011  
Wow. Amazing! You ARE the master!
I especially love the holey leaves in this pic!
June 25th, 2011  
Beautiful shot and colours , beautiful blue ! We have a Ulysses Butterfly in our northern tropical rainforests that also have a magnificent blue colour!
June 25th, 2011  
my goodness, what a fabulous macro photo!
June 25th, 2011  
Beautiful butterfly.
June 25th, 2011  
Glorious shot; beautiful satin sheen.
June 25th, 2011  
lovely and perfect.
June 25th, 2011  
Beautiful coloured butterfly
June 25th, 2011  
Beautiful Butterfly!! Wonderful shot! I still have yet to see one around here yet this summer, which is very strange considering all of my butterfly friendly flowers. Hmm. I just don't know. So I am really enjoying seeing yours! :0)
June 25th, 2011  
seriously BEAUTIFUL photo!
June 25th, 2011  
What a beautiful shot!
June 26th, 2011  
How gorgeous are those wings?! Wonderful catch!
June 26th, 2011  
Wonderful shot, love the blues in the wings. :)
June 26th, 2011  
Beautiful blues on the wings. I hope your Grandson enjoyed his birthday
June 26th, 2011  
Look at those wings, so gorgeous!
June 29th, 2011  
This is stunning....I've never seen one of these before! Gorgeous capture....thank you for sharing all your beautiful butterflies with us! :)
July 1st, 2011  
fabulous blue!
July 16th, 2011  
WOW. this butterfly is such a gorgeous color!! great capture!
August 22nd, 2011  
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