29/10/2008


my photo

PEACOCK BUTTERFLY

A peacock butterfly basking in late Autumn sunshine. This butterfly usually goes into hibernation in September and spends the winter in a location where they can find shelter and darkness.

You really do need to click on the photo to enlarge, to discover how perfectly beautiful this butterfly really is.

A butterfly lights beside us, like a sunbeam, and for a brief moment its glory and beauty belong to our world, but then it flies on again, and although we wish it could have stayed, we are so thankful to have seen it at all - author unknown.

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18 comments:

  1. Anonymous30 October 2008 at 02:49

    Oh Louise! What a thing of beauty! I love those lavender touches of colour.

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  2. Amanda and Tim30 October 2008 at 07:47

    Oh how beautiful - thanks for brightening up my morning :o)

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  3. Sal30 October 2008 at 07:55

    The wonders of nature never cease to amaze! Beautiful! ;-)

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  4. walter and me30 October 2008 at 08:53

    Beautiful...and the background works so well too.

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  5. Suzanne30 October 2008 at 10:51

    That is a beautiful butterfly, I love the colour its so rich.

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  6. Glo30 October 2008 at 18:37

    What a find and what a picture! I've just recently come to realize that this time of the year is so much easier to take pictures of butterflies (any that are left, that is) and dragonflies as they alight and soak up any warmth that is available. Amazing patterns on your butterfly. Thanks also, for such a fitting and poetic quote.

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  7. Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoriti30 October 2008 at 20:39

    A beautiful butterfly, Louise! The cicles on the wings look like eyes. Wonderful photo.

    Hugs, Pat

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  8. Lavinia31 October 2008 at 01:14

    You are so right Denise. I clicked, enlarged...there is a very unearthly beauty to this butterfly. I have never seen a butterfly like this before. Such richness of hue...

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  9. Anonymous31 October 2008 at 15:17

    We haven't seen so many this year I guess the weather hasn't been good for butterflies.

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  10. Suburbia31 October 2008 at 20:44

    How amazing to be able to catch one like that. So pretty :)

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  11. VP1 November 2008 at 16:24

    Butterflies have been such a rare sight in our gardens this year haven't they? I suspect this week's wintry weather's sent them all off into hibernation now.

    Have a great weekend!
    xx

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  12. Anonymous1 November 2008 at 21:23

    wow he is beautiful!

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  13. Pamela Terry and Edward2 November 2008 at 16:37

    So beautiful. And he's looking at me.

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  14. Corner Gardener Sue5 November 2008 at 16:56

    Hi! I am going back to the blogs I have found and bookmarked. That is a beautiful butterfly, and I like the poem you put with it. It truly is a blessing to be able to be around such amazing creatures.

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  15. Little Blue Violet6 November 2008 at 11:47

    Gorgeous !

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  16. Gina9 November 2008 at 03:22

    Stunning butterfly Louise! I've never seen a peacock butterfly before..incredible colour!! Gx

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  17. Lynn11 November 2008 at 02:41

    gorgeous.

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  18. Yolanda25 November 2008 at 17:08

    This is such a beautiful butterfly.

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