Breath of Beauty

Butterflies are a breath of beauty fluttering by, they are mystery chronicled upon wing, they bring forth the grace and wonder of this world to our eyes everyday. ~ K. D’Angelo

Caught a glimpse of wings when I glanced out the window and grabbed my camera and dashed outside. This travel-worn beauty was gracefully flitting between the zinnias and allowed me to share its space. I was so excited when I identified this as a monarch and not a viceroy!

When I was a little girl, I was always in awe of the beautiful monarch butterflies that arrived in the summer. I even chose the monarch as the topic for a science report in grade school so I'm thankful this one enjoyed my garden today. Hope you enjoy its beauty too!

Collage posted in extra album: http://365project.org/genealogygenie/a-little-bit-of/2014-08-27#comment-20330430

[tony gig]

Beautiful capture...Fav

[Richard Hickey]

Stunning macro.

[Lyn Berriman]

Gorgeous!

[Kate]

Love it!

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Beautiful closeup shot.

[Cathrine Mitchell]

Stunning. FAV

[Princess Fairlane]

What a beauty! love the colors and focus! Fav!

[Milanie]

Yea for your monarch - yea for Kim! We're seeing more show up now and hopefully for the next month while on their migration. Really nice shot of him.

[Cindy McFarland]

This is extraordinary, Kim. Glad you were able to witness and capture its beauty. Fav!

[*lynn]

perfect shot... fav

[alta]

perfection!

[Kareen King]

Gorgeous, perfect capture!

[Sue Wilde]

Totally fabulous

[Paula McLaughlin]

Wonderful close-up of the glorious butterfly--great shot!

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

instant fav! Beautiful

[carol white]

Beautiful capture,lovely detail:-)FAV!!

[Lady Magpie (Heather)]

A very beautiful capture Kim, FAV from me.

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Beautiful! fav

[Denise (lyndemc)]

Such a lovely image of this Monarch with his wings outstretched as he enjoys your pretty garden. Congrats on the treasure of a photo-op.

[Stephanie Swift]

Gorgeous capture Kim, definitely a fav. I loved the monarch too when i was growing up in the Niagara Peninsula--there were many of them then, and one summer I raised thirteen of them from the caterpillar stage--got to see the beautiful pupae, and let the newly emerged butterflies go on our butterfly bush. There are so few of them now--so glad you captured this one so beautifully.