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Eliza Waters 
Such beauty!
Thank you, Cindy. Another of nature’s great beauties!
Wonderful photo Eliza, he must have flown a long way – he’s missing the bottom of one wing.
Thank you, Cath. Yes, I noticed that. They get pretty beat up in a short amount of time.
Just gorgeous! 🌺
Thank you, Karen!
A wonderful sight! Interesting that in the “animal” world the female is more colorful than the male, with her blue dots. Not sure if I have seen the caterpillars, even though the butterflies are here every year. Are you familiar with Lemon Slice Million Bells?
Thank you, Alice. Yes, Lemon Slice would be good camouflage for a swallowtail!
A lovely image which captures nature at its best
Much appreciated, thank you, Diana.
Great contrast between pink flowers and cream and black of butterffly:)
Thank you very much. 🙂
Reblogged this on Anita Dawes & Jaye Marie.
Thank you for reblogging!
Oh so very pretty, lovely shot.
Thank you, Karen. 🙂
Better and better each week!
Thank you kindly, Christina!
Stunning capture. 🙂
Thank you, Judy!
Beautiful! Saw one of these stop on a sweet pea in my garden – makes my heart flutter! But where oh where are the Monarchs – haven’t seen any – how about you Eliza? If there’s any Monarchs out there they are sure to visit your gardens!
Thank you, Kathy. Sadly, no monarch sightings as of yet. Even my regulars like fritillaries and swallowtails are not that numerous, possibly due to such little snow cover and the March cold snap. The Northeast seems to be the worst in terms of monarch decline. The Midwest seems to be doing the best, followed by the Pacific.
So lovely Eliza 💛
Thank you kindly, Val. ❤
Terrific photograph!
Thank you, Belinda!
Beautiful photo
Thank you!
Great photo
Thank you, Victor. This one came right up to the deck and wasn’t skittish at all. Lingered long enough to get a few good shots.
Gorgeous – both the butterfly and the petunias. My petunias look scraggly and sad right now. I thought it was just me, but it seems to be a neighborhood problem. I’m guessing bugs or something similar.
Thanks, Sarah. That’s too bad about your flowers. Maybe too much heat/drought or humidity/mold? What’s your weather been like? Petunias are generally pretty bulletproof.
Exactly! I’ve had several volunteer ones over the years they are so hardy. Everything else is having a banner year, as the weather has been generally pleasant (well, hot for Wisconsin, but certainly not anything abnormal for most places). This is why I was thinking bugs, though I have no idea what sort of bug would go after petunias but nothing else.
Are the leaves okay, but the buds eaten? Japanese beetles (and a few other beetles like rose chafer) will eat the blossoms.
I found a Japanese beetle on a nearby plant! I am going to go after them.
Hopefully, with a jar of soapy water (early or late in the day, they will just drop into the jar when disturbed, in the heat of day they fly). There is also a night beetle that chews things up, but somehow I never manage the headlamp thing. But that time of day, I am DONE in the garden!
I’m glad you are done at some point! Everyone needs some rest!
It is hard to do, believe it or not. Work in my gardens is never done and I keep telling myself that I should be outside because we spend so many months inside the rest of the year. But at some point, I gotta rest! 🙂
Rest and enjoy looking at the fruits (/flowers) of your labors!
Great “capture”!
Thank you, Kris!
So beautiful!
Thank you, Dor!
Beautiful.
Thank you, Gigi.
What a duo! Can’t be beat.
Thank you! 🙂
Pretty!
Thank you, nature’s jewels!
My favorite butterfly…the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail…next to the Blue Morph of South America—maybe I will live there in my next lifetime…or as an angel…LOVELY PHOTO, Eliza!
Thank you kindly, Jane!
beautiful shot Eliza
Thank you – right off my deck, so easy! 😉
I love these!
🙂 Thank you, glad to hear it!