This Week's . . .

Stars of the Garden atMuldoon

Butterflies & Skippers

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Silver-spotted Skipper - dark

Monarch Butterfly

Silver-spotted Skipper - light

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Prima Ballerina

Thankful today for a butterfly ballet to remind me of the release of joy dance brings in mind, body and spirit.

Prima Ballerina

and her troupe

while it's not unusual to see a solo butterfly 

flitting around atMuldoon,

there were four or five of them 

feasting together on these zinnias

in a 'dance of the butterflies'

Keep calm and flutter on.

Joining

Thankful Thursday

A Couple Little Critters

Hopping and Fluttering

 Camouflage 

Girls Day Out

Hi there Skip

Joining Saturday Critters w/Eillen

Butterfly in November

I was surprised to see this butterfly mid November in western Pennsylania. But then again I was surprised to see our rhododendron in full bloom too.

We were hiking through a cemetery on family research when the RG spotted it sunning away.

 

Joining Judith for:

Mosaic Monday

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1.  Birds

Empty Nesters making plans for the winter? 

2.  Beach

Had to 'scavenge' for this one. Borrowed from my DIL

3.  Bridge

Roberto Clemente Bridge from PNC Park

Home of the Pittsburgh Pirates

4.  Bottom

The bottom of my paternal grandmother's egg basket

Nearing the century mark.

 



5.  Butterfly



Rarely see a butterfly in a maple tree.

It was trying to elude the crazy lady with the camera

 

Joining the hunt at:

  Scavenger Hunt Sunday

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1.  Supplies

  We had a large window removed

from our family room.

My project for the upcoming week.

 

2. Shadows

 Morning sunlight and shadows atMuldoon

 





3.  Something I want.

A few accessories for future photos.

 

 

4.  Open

An open book to

identify a recent butterfly photo.

 

5.  Posed

One of Lucy's daily poses saying

'it's time'

 

Joining Ashley for:

Scavenger Hunt Sunday

 

 

Morning Shots

Lucy and I took a quick trip to the State Park this morning

 

Monarch Butterfly puddling



 

Dragonfly pausing

 

 Great Blue Heron Peeking



I never tire of these guys.

 

 

Joining Eileen for

Saturday Critters

and

Anni for

The Bird D-pot

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Cabbage White

creamy colored - female

Western Pennsylvania

Pieris rapae

Common butterfly introduced to the U. S. from Europe in the 19th century.

Joining Andy for Week-end Butterfly

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Bog Fritillary

Sited: Western Pennsylvania

 

Same Sighting; Same Butterfly; different landing spot.

 

Bog Fritillary - Boloria eunomia 

Wide ranging from the upper Great Lakes and northeast through most of artic Canada.

 

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A Touch of Whimsy

A fun barn to come upon

 

With its stone foundation

 A touch of whimsy 

 And a cupola

 

 

Click here to join Tom for more great Barns

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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Papilia Glaucus

Sighted in a Western PA. State Park, USA

Fluttering hungrily amongst some Canadian Thistle.

 



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 Brushfoot - 'Red Admiral'

 Vanessa Atalanta - Is found worldwide

and not likely to be confused with any other.

 

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The past week's

Butterflies, Skippers & Moths

 

Joining Judith for:



Weekend Butterfly - Pearly Eye

Pearly Eye

satyr butterfly, also called brown , a group of delicate butterflies in the family Nymphalidae  that are abundant during summer months in the woods and grasslands of the United States and Europe. Adult butterflies have brown wings with a span of 5 to 6 cm (2 to 2.4 inches) and conspicuous circular markings on them. These false “eyes” on the wings may serve to frighten or distract predatory birds.
Some of the best-known satyrs are pearly-eye butterflies. Northern pearly-eyes (E. anthedon) are found mainly in the northeastern region of the United States and in Canada, from central Saskatchewan to Nova Scotia.

 

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Fences on File

Since we are busy making memories with family this week, my fences are from an outing to Put In Bay, Ohio a few years ago.



Put-in-Bay is a village located on South Bass Island in Put-in-Bay Township, Ottawa County, Ohio, United States.  The bay played a significant role in the War of 1812 as the location of the squadron of U.S. naval commander Oliver Hazard Perry. The village is a popular summer resort and recreational destination. Ferry and airline services connect the community with Catawba Island, Kelleys Island, Port Clinton, and Sandusky, Ohio.



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