Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Orange and Purple

Palmer's Metalmark on Rambling Milkweed


walking
with a butterfly
here I too pause

~Jane Reichhold, A Dictionary of Haiku
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23 comments:

  1. Sylvia KOctober 26, 2011 at 9:41 AM

    What an exquisite capture, Diane!! Beautiful flowers and butterfly, delightful colors and superb composition! Hope your week is going well! Enjoy!

    Sylvia

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  2. Betty ManousosOctober 26, 2011 at 9:50 AM

    beyond beautiful!

    amazing composition and soo beautiful colours!

    xo

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  3. BarbOctober 26, 2011 at 10:26 AM

    Great composition, Diane!

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  4. Martha ZOctober 26, 2011 at 10:27 AM

    Simply beautiful!

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  5. JoOctober 26, 2011 at 10:43 AM

    Exquisite butterfly and plant colours, Diane. And so well composed. Hope you're having a wonderful week. Greetings, Jo

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  6. GaelynOctober 26, 2011 at 10:48 AM

    Spectacular, all the way around.

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  7. Icy BCOctober 26, 2011 at 1:34 PM

    That is such a beautiful capture, and the milkweed is so unique! I haven't seen one like that before.

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  8. LoreeOctober 26, 2011 at 1:37 PM

    That photos just mesmerised me, it is so beautiful.

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  9. shirleyOctober 26, 2011 at 3:04 PM

    What a marvellous photo , from being in the right place at the right time.

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  10. AnonymousOctober 26, 2011 at 4:01 PM

    We do like our orange and purple here. What a magnificent photo!

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  11. MagpieOctober 26, 2011 at 4:50 PM

    What an awesome photo! It looks like something preserved under glass. Crystal clear.

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  12. betchaiOctober 26, 2011 at 6:56 PM

    oh wow, what a beautiful composition

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  13. angryparsnipOctober 26, 2011 at 8:24 PM

    Quite Lovely !

    I love writing Haiku, so intriguing.

    cheers, parsnip

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  14. Spare Parts and PicsOctober 26, 2011 at 9:58 PM

    Wonderful photo. I really like your border also... really adds to the photo.

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  15. ThérèseOctober 27, 2011 at 4:56 AM

    Such an harmony!
    Butterfly and milkweed made for each other.

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  16. DarlaOctober 27, 2011 at 10:59 AM

    Spectacular! And here I was missing the Monarch and Milkweed of Maine...no need to now! :-)

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  17. EG CameraGirlOctober 27, 2011 at 2:06 PM

    Such a lovely butterfly in shades of brown and bits of orange! Rambling milkweed? I've never heard of that type. The blossoms are very pretty close up.

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  18. Autumn BelleOctober 28, 2011 at 1:39 AM

    The butterfly is of similar colour hues with the milkweed. Haiku is good.

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  19. LindyOctober 28, 2011 at 7:18 PM

    Diane, I am always impressed with your photography but I think you've outdone yourself this time. This image is magnificent!

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  20. DIGITAL WORLD PAGES ARCHIVEOctober 30, 2011 at 4:09 AM

    Hello! Unique butterfly...

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  21. Lrong LimOctober 30, 2011 at 4:44 AM

    Excellent capture...

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  22. UnknownNovember 2, 2011 at 8:55 AM

    Beautiful.
    The flower and the butterfly.
    Costas

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  23. DIGITAL WORLD PAGES ARCHIVENovember 2, 2011 at 12:21 PM

    Nice!

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