I'll leave you with a few pics.
I'd Rather Be Chasing Butterflies
A blog about two of my favorite things, butterflies and photograghy.
Wednesday, August 7, 2019
Until we meet again...
So I guess before I wasn't doing anything that I used to do and love, but now I am trying to do too much, so the blog has to go. It you happen to stumble upon this blog post, you can also check out my Flickr account _HollyBlue_ or my Instgram _hollyblue. Thanks!
I'll leave you with a few pics.
I'll leave you with a few pics.
Friday, July 26, 2019
Thursdays at Reynolda Gardens
This may be a new trend. I went to Reynolda Gardens on Thursday again. It has cooled down a little this week, and this time I went after work. Of course I would go every day if I could! Maybe I can just move into the play house.
Lots of butterflies today! I even saw a Monarch, but it was too fast for me.
Lots of butterflies today! I even saw a Monarch, but it was too fast for me.
Common Buckeye
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Hummingbird Clearwing Moth
Some kind of cool drangonfly. Blue Dasher I think.
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
Sundays at Little Walden
I used to try and go to the Little Walden Butterfly Garden every Sunday, and I did not really plan to go last week, but I just happened to pass by AND had my camera with me (have got to get back in the habit of taking it everywhere!) so I decided to stop. It was pretty dang hot, so I didn't stay long, but I did get a few pics.
Eastern Tailed-Blue - I love these tiny little butterflies
Silver-Spotted Skipper
I don't know a lot about dragonflies, but I think this is a Common Whitetail
I also did some herb gardening this week-end.
Fairy and Oregano
And I went to the Cobblestone Farmers Market at Old Salem on Saturday. Took my camera, but my bag filled up pretty quickly and it was so hot (I know - again with the heat excuse) I didn't take any pictures. The one below I took at home with my iPhone. It should be cooling down a little this week, so maybe I will try again on Saturday.
Friday, July 19, 2019
Early Morning at Reynolda Gardens
One thing I used to do years ago was go to Reynolda Gardens before work, so I decided to do this Thursday morning, since the days have been so hot. When I got there the sprinklers were on. Oh yeah, now I remember! They weren't on everywhere, but the ground was wet pretty much everywhere. My feet got soaked, but I did not care, it was so nice. And I saw some of these:
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
And the water made for some pretty cool pics:
This is my fave. I used the florescent white balance. I love the blue tones. Part of my homework for a year-long online (free) photography class called 'A Year with My Camera'. It's pretty cool, check it out sometime. I used the MCON-P01 macro converter on this one. Not sure if they make these any more, I found one the other day for a pretty decent price and ordered it. The one I have is kind of old, and has some scratches, but still works good. I'll be curious to see if there is a difference with the new one.
Tuesday, July 16, 2019
Better Late Than Never?
So I am going to pick up where I left off - almost 7 years ago! Let's just say sometimes life circumstances take over, and not always in a good way. Anyway, I'm back and excited to get out there again. I have taken some pictures on and off, but not like I used to. One thing that happened in my absence was that I got a new camera, an Olympus OM-D E-M5. A great camera I am sure, but I never really got to know it like my E-PL1. So this past week-end I decided to go back and try the E-PL1 again, and there was that old spark! I don't have any new butterfly pics yet, but here is one I did take with the E-M5 5 years ago. This one was featured in 'Explore' on Flickr, so that was pretty exciting for me.
Monarch at Reynolda Gardens
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Reynolda Gardens - Bonus Coverage!
Today was such a nice day, and I finished my lunch early (Malay - yum!) so I decided to take a quick trip to Reynolda Gardens. I didn't have my "fancy" camera with me today, but I had my little pink Sony Cybershot, the one that started it all. :)
Common Buckeye
Painted Lady
Viceroy - I was pretty excited about this one. I have never seen one, or if I did I didn't pay much attention and thought it was a Monarch.
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Fridays at Reynolda Gardens
It was a rough week, but as soon as I got to RG Friday after work I felt instantly better!
Eastern Tailed-Blue
Common Buckeye
Fiery Skipper
Another Long-Tailed Skipper!
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