Spectacular show
Nature’s brightest and best
God’s handiwork
I found this beautiful creature flitting around on my Zinnias this week. I tried to capture every pose! Amazingly beautiful!
Nikon Photos: Dwight L. Roth
Butterflies
Butterflies (haiku)
Pause // Look around you
Beauty comes in all colors
Carefree butterflies
Photos; Dwight L. Roth
Where no Trees Grow
There are some who can’t wait to go
To a far off planet where trees don’t grow
Perhaps to Mars cooled so long ago
Barren terrain where no rivers flow
Jagged peaks glistening without snow
Seems like a long trip through space // we know
Yet, some still wish for a chance to go
To a far away planet where trees don’t grow
Where grass grows green under my feet
And the air is breathable and sweet
Buzzing bees and butterflies eat
Oceans blue and gurgling creeks
I will stay here but not repeat
For life on Earth is short and fleet(ing)
So enjoy blue skies as a songbird’s tweet
On this big blue ball that nothing can beat
In this wonderful place where trees grow sweet
Painting: Dwight L. Roth
Butterflies Buffet
Every summer Butterflies arrive to enjoy my blooming flowers. Like travelers on the interstate, they stop and refresh themselves with nutrients to sustain them on their way. Leaving their eggs and chrysalises behind they carry on year after year. They are a joy to behold, as they flit from flower to flower probing for nectar in each tiny yellow stamen. All the while they pollinate my Zinnias for next years planting.
Nature’s bright colors
Displayed in shining glory
Butterfly buffet
Summer Harvest
Spring garden planted // anticipating new growth
Tomatoes, beans, and a grape vines on posts
Sunshine and summer rains // sitting in extreme heat
Produce fruits and vegetables with Zinnias so neat
Now bees and butterflies share the bounty
Beauty worth waiting for, seldom comes quickly
Photos: Dwight L. Roth
Today at d’Verse, Victoria Sloto ask us to write a Quadrille of exactly 44 words using the word Garden. My little terraced garden is one thing that has kept me inspired during this time. So much beauty and nature is all around us. It brings me joy and a few tomatoes and green beans as well.
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Bees and Butterflies
Bees and butterflies visit my flowers as summer heat soars into the mid 90 F. As they float and flit from flower to flower, I amazed that nectar from a flower can provide enough food to create such beautiful creatures.
Natural beauty shines
Thriving on minuscule drops
Lightness of being
iPhone Photos: Dwight L. Roth
Flawless Beauty
Beauty on Beauty
There you were in the middle of my shot
Resting on a petal sunning yourself
Surfing all that beauty
Drowning in light
Reflecting every minute detail
Flawless yet simple
Elegant
An engineering work of infinitesimal design
A gift from the creator of all wonders
The image of excellence
Beauty on beauty
Photo: Dwight L. Roth
Caterpillars to Butterflies
The Monarchs are reproducing in my zinnia garden at the side of the hose. Last week, I discovered a chrysalis attached to the siding. When my grandson came to visit, he and his grandma found some others along the bottom edge of the siding. A couple were already empty. Today I saw the caterpillar above looking for a place to attach. When I went back later I could not find it. The chrysalises we found were in different stages of development. One was emerging from the shell. A couple had already hatched out and flown away. I am excited to find this many monarchs, even though the caterpillars stripped the leaves from my milkweed plants.
Caterpillars eat
Milkweed leaves disappearing
Fall butterflies hatch
Chrysalis shells split open
Monarchs’ migration ready
Photos: Dwight L. Roth
Bees & Butterflies of Summer
Butterflies and bees are back again, enjoying all my colorful zinnias. Even the humming bird could not resist. It is wonderful to see them flitting from flower to flower, not worried in the least that I am standing among them taking their photos.
Flower magnets draw
Summer bees and butterflies
Beauty on beauty
Photos: Dwight L. Roth
Memories of Summer
Fragile wings glowing
Butterflies sucking nectar
Summer memories
Photos: Dwight L. Roth
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