Thursday, January 26, 2012

Some Of My Flowers Fly

This beautiful Two-tailed Swallowtail showed up in my backyard yesterday.  It seemed to really enjoy my Bougainvillea.  It made me think of a flower in flight. 





This reminds me of a heart...

I love this view.



Their markings are just amazing...I so enjoyed our little visit.

10 comments:

TexWisGirl said...

these colors are just glorious! so nice to see blooms and butterflies in winter! :)

Ginny Hartzler said...

These are just stunning pictures, I love the colors!!! So bright, sharp, and clear, too! You were lucky to find this one. Most of them here seem to be missing at least part of a tail!

Ann said...

Those are beautiful. I love the colors. It looks like summertime to me :)

Amanda said...

What amazing pics! I think the first is my fav tho!!

Catherine said...

Excellent photos! I miss my butterflies! Hurry up spring!
xo Catherine

SquirrelQueen said...

That looks like one very happy Swallowtail surrounded by the beautiful bougainvillea blooms. The lighting on your photos is just gorgeous Marie. You are making me wish spring would get here now.

MadSnapper said...

they are truly God's flying flowers. so beautiful, and so is the flowers. we have one this color and a purple one. but boy do they have thorns

Chatty Crone said...

You have made me feel so much better today - just seeing it makes me feel happy! I needed that. sandie

Tammy@Simple Southern Happiness said...

Oh my stars in heaven, look at these photos. Such detail on the butterfly to where it looks 3D. Not a blemish on the butterfly, I wonder if its a youngster. The tail area is so perfect.

Tammy@Simple Southern Happiness said...

Oh my stars in heaven, look at these photos. Such detail on the butterfly to where it looks 3D. Not a blemish on the butterfly, I wonder if its a youngster. The tail area is so perfect.