“First Red Admiral of the Season”
“If you feel lost, disappointed, hesitant, or weak, return to yourself, to who you are, here and now and when you get there, you will discover yourself, like a lotus flower in full bloom, even in a muddy pond, beautiful and strong.”
― Masaru Emoto
This week seems to be a day of firsts. Earlier, I posted an image of the first Bloodroot blossom of the year. This image, of a Red Admiral butterfly was made a few yards away from the flower photo.
This is what I love about spring, it’s a time of firsts, or rather, a time of returns. The return of those familiar things associated with each season, the things that mark that season and location as unique in our recall.
What makes this photo special to me is not just the beauty of the butterfly, but the small signs of green around last year’s dead leaves. A sign to me, that life is returning, as it always has, to the forests around me. And with that, new wonders, new plants, and new images to make and share.
Nikon D800
Tamron SP 70-200mm f/2.8 Di VC USD @ 200 mm
1/160 sec, f/7.1 ISO 200
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Very nice shot! 🙂
We have a lot of Red Admirals in our backyard right now… and, man, are they ever fast flyers!
I’m seeing a lot of posts of them over the past few days.I saw a cycle like this about four years ago.
Beautiful! I really like the composition and color in the picture. And beautifully expressed thoughts. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you.
Lovely post & photo, thank you. 🙂
Thank you
Ah, there is hope and its name is Butterfly! I’m still seeing snow patches outside my window but today a real live orangey-black butterfly flitted back and forth in front of that same window. Too quick for me to ID or to run for the camera — but a big grin spread across my face. And now here’s your butterfly — a two-fer day! 🙂
Absolutely! Our snow is finally gone, waiting for a warmup though.