Shadow Shot Sunday–Leaves

Poetry is the art of substantiating shadows,
and of lending existence to nothing.
~ Edmund Burke ~

 

For Shadow Shot Sunday 2

Watery Wednesday: Impressionistic Reflections

“Every time I find the meaning of life, they change it”
~ Anonymous ~

Linking to Watery Wednesday # 176

Watery Wednesday: In the Fog

“If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there.”
~ Lewis Carroll ~

Watery Wednesday

Ruby Tuesday: May I Tempt You…?

If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch,
you must first invent the universe.
~ Carl Sagan ~

 

It’s Ruby Tuesday

For A Moment

For a moment today in my ‘butterfly park’, not one but two butterflies decided (at the same time) to rest for a while on my shoulder (upper arm): One Red Admiral and one Small Tortoiseshell. In fact, I think at least the Admiral was the very same specimen as in the photo above. (The Tortoiseshells were so many today I could not keep count of them.)

I’m pretty sure they cannot have take me for a flower, since I was wearing a plain grey jacket! I guess I’ll never know what they were thinking… But it was a rather awesome experience and it reminded me of this ‘Irish blessing’ that I read recently:

May the wings of the butterfly kiss the sun
And find your shoulder to light on
To bring you luck, happiness and riches
Today, Tomorrow and Beyond.

Two butterflies at the same time must mean double luck, mustn’t it??

Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)

Red Admiral (Vanessa Atalanta)

Friday My Town: Match A Quote

The Friday My Town Shoot Out challenge this week was:
Match a photo from your town with one of your favorite quotes.

I do this a lot at my other blog Beyond the Lone Islands
(the link will take you to posts labeled “quote”) …

This week unfortunately I haven’t had much time,
so I’m just posting one new “quotograph” here.
The photo was taken with my mobile
in a little park which I call Butterfly Park
(although it has another official name).

Wishing you all a sunny weekend!

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