This week, Amy has chosen something Unique as the subject for the Lens-Artists Photo Challenge. Yesterday I spent a couple of hours with the butterflies at the Chicago Botanic Gardens and, rather like snowflakes, it seems as though every one is slightly different. And they feel like snowflakes too, whispering past my arms and neck, giving me those butterfly kisses just like my mother used to brush against my cheeks with her eyelashes when I was a child.
And there is definitely some butterfly hanky panky going on in here. What I at first take to be one very large, oddly-shaped butterfly turns out to be two having a good time in the afternoon sun. And there are more of them at it a little further along the path.
I wonder if it’s the rotting fruit that is driving them sex mad? There seems to be a constant flow of visitors to these colorful trays of tempting delicacies, including a butterfly that looks strangely like an autumn leaf.
Whatever the reason, the butterflies are extremely active, the air is full of them fluttering around. It’s a strange thing but although moths usually send me running for the exits or screaming for assistance in the house, butterflies are welcome to land on my shoulder or, like this one, catch a ride on my camera bag.
Each one of these little gems is a unique creation of nature, living a brief, gaudy life, distributing butterfly kisses and filling the hearts of young and old alike, with joy.
Each butterfly seem to have their own unique patterns and colors. It is a unique creation of nature, well said. 💗
Thank you for this unique series of butterflies!
Thanks, Amy!
Lovely photos!
Thank you, Belinda!
What a lot of different butterflies you saw. You took very good pictures of all of them.
Thanks, Tom! It’s certainly easier to get pictures of the butterflies when they are in this somewhat confined area.
Lovely works of art with wings! 😁
What a great description! Thanks for visiting.
Fabulous collection of butterflies…pretty pictures!!
Many thanks, Indira!
Wow! Incredible collection/selection. Beautiful.
Thanks, John! They certainly have a fine collection of butterflies at the Garden and I’m thankful that I don’t have to go chasing all over the place to take pictures of them.
Stunning photography! Wonderful butterflies 🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋
Thank you so much for visiting! I appreciate your kind comment.
Thank you. 😊
Kisses and hugs all round – for Mother Nature, butterflies and the photographer who took such super photos.
Thanks, Marianne! The butterflies are always a popular exhibit at the Garden. It’s good to see so many people enjoying them. I’ll definitely be going back for another visit.
Beautiful photos Sue. We have a butterfly house here at Brookgreen Gardens but they don’t have as many species as you have. Nice post.
Thank you, Gina! The Garden always supplies a splendid display of butterflies every summer. We are so lucky to have this and other butterfly houses nearby.
Well done Sue, you captured them with perfect clarity. I went to a butterfly garden in NY once but it was so hot and human in the building (as they like it) I could barely breathe!
Thanks, Tina! It was very hot in there but I made sure to take a bottle of water in with me.
So many lovely butterflies. It was sad to reach the end of the post 🙂
Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed the butterflies. They are such fascinating creatures.
Just fabulous to watch flit around the garden 🙂