Everyone is like a butterfly, they start out ugly and awkward and then morph into beautiful graceful butterflies that everyone loves. ~ Drew Barrymore
Besides the bees and the beautiful blooms I found during my trip to california, I founds some lovely butterflies.
Light Flight
Gentle Landing
Crazy Color
Black Beauty
The Butterfly by Louise Gluck
Look, a butterfly. Did you make a wish?
You don’t wish on butterflies.
You do so. Did you make one?
Yes.
It doesn’t count.
I say it does count, next time you see a butterfly make a big wish 🙂
P.S. My friend Jillsy Girl has some amazing blooms & butterflies to share over here.
christine m young ✻ artist 
#1 by missing moments on July 14, 2011 - 12:45 pm
true beauties
we’ve not had many here
but I’m hopeful they will soon be arriving!
#2 by countingducks on July 14, 2011 - 1:43 pm
More lovely photos , and I love the sentiment
#3 by Lady Fi on July 14, 2011 - 3:06 pm
Just lovely!
#4 by pattisj on July 14, 2011 - 5:25 pm
We don’t have very many this year, either. And nothing like those! It’s interesting how different parts of the country have different species.
#5 by Barbara S. on July 14, 2011 - 9:45 pm
Love these! They’re ignoring us this year and I miss them!!
#6 by Marcie on July 15, 2011 - 7:55 am
Exquisite beauty!! Absolutely magical!!!
#7 by beth on July 15, 2011 - 11:57 am
our botanical gardens are open with their live butterfly room….i can’t wait. we went last year and it was amazing. you can never have too many butterflies or butterfly photos 🙂
xo
#8 by ZORRO on July 15, 2011 - 1:53 pm
… “butterflies and zebras, and fairy tales… it’s all she ever thinks about, running with the wind”…
#9 by Kitty Danke Rothwell on July 15, 2011 - 8:25 pm
What cool butterflies!
#10 by rachel awes on July 16, 2011 - 6:09 am
LOVEflightSWOON!
#11 by elk on July 17, 2011 - 9:47 pm
butterflies are natures art ..you captured some special ones ~
#12 by Jillsy Girl on July 19, 2011 - 10:38 pm
hmmm…I know I was here once before and I thought for sure I left a comment, but who knows, I could have gotten distracted and you probably know how that goes! my apologies. you are obviously getting all the butterflies this year. it’s so odd that we have practically none here this summer.
#13 by Christine M Young on July 20, 2011 - 8:34 am
I thought so too ~ wordpress seems to have a mind of it’s own sometimes!?
#14 by beth on July 22, 2011 - 4:44 pm
the flowers below and the butterflies above, are fabulous….thanks for sharing a bit of your trip with us !!…..xo
#15 by PC PHOTO on July 25, 2011 - 9:24 am
Such an interesting collection of butterflies, the Light Flight is fab with it looking straight forward. Well done.
#16 by countingducks on July 27, 2011 - 3:41 pm
Love these photos. ALmost felt I had been on holiday looking at them