"The butterfly is a flying flower,
The flower a tethered butterfly."
~Ponce Denis Écouchard Lebrun

"Just living is not enough," said the butterfly,
"one must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower."
~Hans Christian Anderson
The flower a tethered butterfly."
~Ponce Denis Écouchard Lebrun

"Just living is not enough," said the butterfly,
"one must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower."
~Hans Christian Anderson
"This magnificent butterfly finds a little heap of dirt and sits still on it;
but man will never on his heap of mud keep still." ~Joseph Conrad
but man will never on his heap of mud keep still." ~Joseph Conrad
"The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough." ~Rabindranath Tagore
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These graceful creatures are delicate, their large wings allowing them to stay aloft in their graceful flight. Stunning insects, it is always a pleasure to simply look at them in flight or still...
ReplyDeletedelicate & majestic..i could watch them for hours..they are mesmerising!
ReplyDeleteThe flying flowers are magnificent, and they are lively quoted.
ReplyDeleteExcellent shots - especially the macros! I love the color in the last one - beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI've never heard the Lebrun quote -I like it a lot.
I love your precious little things! Especially the last pic - so colorful!!
ReplyDeletestunning butterfly photos! the last one is my favourite! very colourful. :)
ReplyDeletegorgeous creatures and you captured them wonderfully.
ReplyDeleteHappy Ruby Tuesday
Gorgeous photos, I hope everyone is enlarging them to get the full effect and to see the detail. All of the butterflies are beautiful but the last one is stunning.
ReplyDeleteJudy
How neat...Love the butterflies and oh all the red in them. Happy RT
ReplyDeleteButterflies are just so perfect! Great phtography!!!
ReplyDeleteStunning close-ups of these delicate creatures. I love
ReplyDeletethe first one with the red flower.
Beautiful post. Happy Ruby Tuesday ~
What a WONDERFUL post! Love the quotes and the marvelous mosaic filled with butterfly photos around this delicate blossom. Just beautiful ;-)
ReplyDeleteHugs and blessings,
Diane, this is an excellent collection of butterfly quotes and images. I really like the bright combination of colors on that last butterfly.
ReplyDeleteWow...what a gorgeous shot - that first one! Love the butterfly with that red. Fabulous! What great photos!
ReplyDeleteI love butterflies and you have such a great collection of them. I also love the one with red, so rare.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Beautiful butterflies are like flowers...I agree!
ReplyDeletelooks like you've had some fun taking a few pics ... enjoyed them all
ReplyDeleteLovely lovely shots! Nature is really full of beauty and wonder.
ReplyDeleteMy RT entry is here. Happy RT! :)
Little things, huh? Miniature beauty, breathtaking beauty!
ReplyDeleteGreat shots of gorgeous butterfles. And the quotes are great and so true.
ReplyDeleteSuch lovely shots, so elegant and colorful. Love the first one, with the butterfly grasping on the fuschia flower, and the flower looking as if it is bending over to greet the butterfly.
ReplyDeleteExquisite images of such fragile creatures - Wonderful!
ReplyDeleteAnna
magnificent display of colors...those are gorgeous butterflies!
ReplyDeletespecially love the last one in different hues...fantastic!
Between your photos and Scottsdale Daily, AZ is now on my list of must revisit places!!!! Beautful.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh....these are ALL so AMAZING!!!
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Those are beautiful butterflies, Diane! So many colors on the last one in your wonderful photos!
ReplyDeleteI love butterfly....lovely photos...
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing...
Beautiful photos. Love the colors on the last shot as well.
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful butterflies. You've captured them so well.
ReplyDeleteGreat Hibiscus schizopetalus. And those butterflies!
ReplyDeleteWow, those butterflies have a feast. So wonderful.
ReplyDeleteThey are beautiful. Wonderful photos!
ReplyDeleteWow! Love those butterflies!
ReplyDeleteThese photos are amazing!!
ReplyDeleteLooks beautiful with many colors and designs.Nice captures.I like the quotes which are pertinent to this post.Rabindranath Tagore's quote stresses the quality of life.
ReplyDeleteHow beautiful - they look like stained glass windows!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a wonderful butterfly exhibit you visited. I'm so glad you took your camera!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful butterflies and dobs of red too.
ReplyDeleteThis is a beautiful post, and all the butterflies are fantastic.
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful butterflies.. I can't wait till next spring to see some here in my yard...
ReplyDeleteDiane you did a great job in capturing the butterflies. I've been there and it was hard for me to get very many good shots.. of course my lens decided to break that day too.
ReplyDeleteHi Diane
ReplyDeleteWhat a great set of butterfly pics! I like the last butterfly the most - it's so colourful!
:) Ev