The Joy of Butterflies...

What a wonderful time of year- Autumn, Fall, Indian Summer!  The color of Fall is so warm and inviting and is no more brilliant than in this wonderful butterfly that graced my front porch this morning in a pot of pansies.

Beauty like this makes my heart sing!♫♫  I hope you enjoyed this Monday share from my Korner of the world.  Have a wonderful day!

My Wild Heart to Yours....

Huntington Beach, SC visit...

STORKS, IBIS, ALLIGATORS, SPOONBILL, BUTTERFLIES AND BEES
Last week the weather was just beautiful and we went to Huntington Beach State Park for a visit.  We have a season's pass and when Bill's sister is camping there, we can visit any time.  We went also to see the flocks of Wood Storks who must have been migrating and have been there for several days.  Also Alligators were out.  I got a long shot of a pink Spoonbill which surprised us that he was there at all as they prefer Florida and seldom come this far up the coast.  I wish I could have gotten closer!  Some pictures we took were okay but my daughter was with us and she took some really great pictures with her little camera.

Here is the Spoonbill out on a tiny island in the marsh at Hungtington State Park.  The bird on the right is an Anhinga.

The Wood Stork only has feathers on its head as a juvenile and loses them when they become adults.  There feathers are beautiful but their head looks more like scavenger birds, though they are not.



Notice the little Ibis with the orange beaks on the right and the little Cattle Egret near them.  They are all dwarfed by the huge Wood Storks.

This photo was taken with my husband's camera by our daughter and she used the Zoom lens.

Here is another taken by my daughter.



This is one with her camera of a bee.

I love this Butterfly she took and I have not identified him as yet.  The underside of his wings were silver.

And this last picture is one our daughter took of a Wood Stork that was visiting our little lake in back of our home.  Great Photo!

I sure hope you enjoyed our outing that we are sharing today with you.  Do come back soon, we love having you and love comments!!

Gardinias and Butterflies...

Today we were blessed with the most beautiful Monarch Butterfly who came and perched on the Hummingbird feeder!!  He came back several times.

Such beautiful, delicate creatures!  Yesterday, my hubby picked one of our beautiful Gardenias from the bush at the side of the house.  He does not care for the pungeant aroma but still admires their beauty.  I loved it!

I had to experiment with the soft focus in my photo program and liked the way it came out.

Little gifts from thee...

                      ©Kerrie O'Hearn Marquart

A lovely flower he brought to me

And I treasured it as you can see

I put it where I spend my time

And now I see it all the time.

He always thinks of things to brighten my day

Though he is not well,  but still I pray

Every day for a miracle to come

And heal my beloved, my dearest one.

We treasure each moment given to us

And he bears his burdens without a fuss

Though pain is often his companion now

His love never ceases to overflow

And cover me....

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