Chasing  Butterflies by maggiemae

Chasing Butterflies

Dedicated to Kathy @cashew after reading her personal history which has sad memories...
Hidden beauties within the flutterby! Memories flutter by!


This is a day of butterflies here - seldom seen. One came inside and after fluttering futilely on the inside of the window, finally stopped for a breather! I let her out after I got this shot. There was another shot which showed a crimson look to the inside of the wings but liked this one taken high up on the window against a white sky.

Three good things:
1 We sold an apartment in a big city that we bought at an outrageous price absolutely years ago. Unfortunately, the block it is in has several hundred apartments some of whom have been found to have incredibly bad structural problems! Hence our loss. But still pleased to get rid of worries!
2. Sat outside most of the day and read! I’ve also learned that reading an actual book is the best!
3. Thai takeaways.
Lovely butterfly.. and great detail..
February 26th, 2016  
What a great capture
February 26th, 2016  
Beautiful detail, well caught. Its very unusual.
Best to let things go whatever, like the building, they just hold you back. Nothing like reading a book too!
February 26th, 2016  
Wonderful detail.
February 26th, 2016  
A beautiful butterfly, lovely details. What a treat to be able to sit outside reading a book.
February 26th, 2016  
Wonderful detail and color in your butterfly pic! How wonderful to sit outdoors reading; an awesome way to spend time.
February 26th, 2016  
Most excellent colors and detail.
February 26th, 2016  
Wow... great shot.
February 26th, 2016  
Lucky it needed a rest so you could capture (and release) this colorful butterfly. I'm waiting for a monarch to find my swan plants but no such luck yet.
February 26th, 2016  
@kiwinanna We don't have swan plants but I saw a monarch yesterday all by itself so they are around!
February 26th, 2016  
This is really beautiful Maggiemae xx
February 26th, 2016  
Fabulous capture, details :)
February 26th, 2016  
Oh, so pretty! Lovely POV, too.
February 26th, 2016  
Beautiful 😊
February 26th, 2016  
lovely detail...so pretty...fav
February 26th, 2016  
Outstanding, great details
February 26th, 2016  
Nice close up.
February 26th, 2016  
Wonderful capture, I love the rainbow of colours brightening up the brown wing.
February 26th, 2016  
Absolutely beautiful and great detail and clarity in the pattern on the wing -fav
February 26th, 2016  
Love the detail in this. They are beautiful insects
February 26th, 2016  
Beautiful
February 26th, 2016  
Unusual looking butterfly, but beautiful, and great detail. Nice dedication to Kathy too.
February 26th, 2016  
What a lovely capture of this pretty butterfly, such lovely colours on the wings.
February 26th, 2016  
I agree with everyone! You captured a beautiful butterfly with great detail!
February 26th, 2016  
@grammyn When this butterfly darts around all you can see is brown. I just found it had more colours by shooting it up close!
February 26th, 2016  
Bep
It's a beauty! Fav.
February 26th, 2016  
Oh i love the feet stepping over the line! Great shot!
February 26th, 2016  
Lovely capture and detail fav!
February 26th, 2016  
BEAUTIFUL ----------- ugh I can't wait til I get this good. FAV.
February 26th, 2016  
Beautiful shot. Great white background. A fav. I am glad your apartment sold. I am sorry it sold at a loss. I have sold at a loss before and have felt bad about that.
February 26th, 2016  
@gracefullyetched You can do it if you get good light and the subject to stay still!
February 26th, 2016  
@maggiemae Thanks ----- I think I can, I think I can, I think I can and I will. Thank you - have a super weekend.
February 26th, 2016  
@gracefullyetched Thats the right attitude!
February 26th, 2016  
@maggiemae Excellent! Isn't photography great for showing us what we dont see?
February 26th, 2016  
What a beautiful dedication to Kathy and one fantastic shot big fav for me
February 27th, 2016  
Brilliant capture and sweet dedication.
February 27th, 2016  
Wonderful capture!
February 27th, 2016  
What a great macro and details. Amazing...Congratulations.
February 27th, 2016  
I'm at such a loss for words!!! Haven't had a photo dedicated to me, much less a butterfly that holds such sentiment for me. I thank you from the bottom of my heart and send you much love and many hugs!!!! How wonderful that you were able to catch it's beauty and then let it free!!! Perfect details and POV!! Thank You, Thank You and Thank You!! I LOVE IT!!!! Instant FAV!
February 27th, 2016  
oh how lovely!
February 27th, 2016  
this is so delicate and it is very kind to stay for a shot.
February 27th, 2016  
@cashew So glad, Kathy that you like it. Yes you are right - setting it free is a bit like what you had to do!
February 27th, 2016  
@kiwinanna Believe it or not - today (Sat) there was a big Monarch butterfly on the lawn going from one dandelion to another! Tomorrow's posting for today! I"ve never seen one here before and never been able to photograph one!
February 27th, 2016  
@maggiemae How exciting! I captured a monarch here, last year! Been here 40 years and it was the first one I have seen!!! Not a good photo that I took, but you could tell what it was!! LOL He was at the top of my camellia tree and I didn't have a lens with a big enough zoom!! Can't wait to see yours!!
February 27th, 2016  
Lovely butterfly! Beautiful shot! Congrats on selling the apt. And what a nice dedication!
February 27th, 2016  
they have such funny faces these ones
February 27th, 2016  
@kali66 They do - can't work it out - wish I had better focus on the face!

February 27th, 2016  
Nice detail of a pretty butterfly!
February 27th, 2016  
Beautiful
February 27th, 2016  
Well look at that! Posing all pretty and proud!! FAVulous detail and comp. FAV
February 27th, 2016  
How unusual and beautiful. Love the colors.
February 27th, 2016  
Great capture
February 27th, 2016  
Wonderful capture. FAV
February 27th, 2016  
That blue looks like an eye - I guess to trick predators. Super capture.
February 27th, 2016  
Terriffic!
February 27th, 2016  
Great capture.
February 27th, 2016  
Love the blue eyespot!
February 27th, 2016  
Congratulations on the PP!
February 27th, 2016  
@grammyn That got more 'favs' than I expected!
February 27th, 2016  
Lovely detail against the white background, fav for me. I agree about reading an actual book.
February 28th, 2016  
It looks so fuzzy.
February 28th, 2016  
@taffy It does a bit, Taffy - the brown colours were not easy to define!
February 28th, 2016  
Stunning close-up.
February 28th, 2016  
Lovely detail of the butterfly.
February 28th, 2016  
incredible details and colours
fav
February 28th, 2016  
Incredible detailed picture. fav. so nice to read you dedicated this beauty to Kathy.
February 28th, 2016  
Lovely shot! I found myself buying proper books at the weekend - just can't properly brows Kindle or Amazon - and I was pleased to see it busy!
February 29th, 2016  
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