butterfly blues

On March 15, 2017 By Denis1950In Country Victoria, environmental issues, food, plants and flowers

seeking food

fooled by a runner

lifes not fair

There is a lot to read into the imagination of this butterfly. Was it attracted by the colour of Jill’s runner? Was it fooled by the pattern that looked like plant structure? Was there some spilt honey on the shoe? Whatever the reason this persistent little insect would not depart. Jill took her shoe off and held it up for me to get a close up shot and still it stayed. Eventually it walked onto her hand and stayed there for a while before finally flying away hopefully discovering real food somewhere.

22 thoughts on “butterfly blues”

nanacathy2

It had heard about your blog and wanted to share! Lovely image.

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March 15, 2017 at 10:20 am Reply
1. Denis1950
  
  Thanks Cathy.
  
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  March 16, 2017 at 6:28 am Reply
niasunset

Lovely photograph and poor butterfly, I hope finds her way 🙂 Thank you dear Denis, Love, nia

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March 15, 2017 at 10:21 am Reply
1. Denis1950
  
  Thanks Nia. She flew away and we watched her find some blossom, this was last Spring in the mountains.
  
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  March 16, 2017 at 6:29 am Reply
Prakash Hegade

May be the color!

Nice haiku.. 🙂

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March 15, 2017 at 10:50 am Reply
1. Denis1950
  
  Thanks Prakash, it just may be!
  
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  March 16, 2017 at 9:37 am Reply
whippetwisdom

What a lovely butterfly moment and mystery 😉

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March 15, 2017 at 1:29 pm Reply
1. Denis1950
  
  Thanks Xenia, who knows what butterflies think!
  
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  March 16, 2017 at 9:39 am Reply
Annette Rochelle Aben

Awesome! I have yet to be that up close and personal with a butterfly, either in its mind or its body.

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March 16, 2017 at 1:09 pm Reply
1. Denis1950
  
  Thanks Annette.
  Try approaching quietly and have some honey on your hand, and don’t forget the camera
  
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  March 22, 2017 at 2:07 am Reply
Olga

Loved your story, Denis. Must have been quite the unique butterfly experience. ❤

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March 16, 2017 at 4:50 pm Reply
1. Denis1950
  
  Thanks Olga, it was unusual, almost like it was stuck on the shoe.
  
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  March 22, 2017 at 2:19 am Reply
Vashti Quiroz-Vega

Aww, poor little butterfly. I’m surprised it wasn’t afraid and just stayed. Very interesting. Hopefully it found real food somewhere––like you said. Good one!

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March 21, 2017 at 5:22 pm Reply
1. Denis1950
  
  It continued on its way Vashti but was in no hurry to fly that day.
  
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  March 22, 2017 at 3:45 am Reply
magarisa

What an amazing picture you’ve captured!

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March 22, 2017 at 3:04 pm Reply
1. Denis1950
  
  Thanks Magarisa. The subject was very co-operative
  
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  March 23, 2017 at 3:44 am Reply
  1. magarisa
    
    Indeed!
    
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    March 23, 2017 at 3:24 pm Reply
Janice

This is a wonderful haiku observation! Let’s hope there was some sweet on the shoe or maybe it was simply dazzled by false hope as you suggest 🙂

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March 23, 2017 at 11:03 am Reply
1. Denis1950
  
  Thanks Janice, maybe it was just resting. I have seen bees so full of pollen they just have a rest for a while, maybe butterflies too.
  
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  March 24, 2017 at 12:22 am Reply
  1. Janice
    
    Perhaps … we over estimate our capacity, why not a bee or butterfly? But whatever the reason it feels special when a butterfly stays on us ( I don’t know if I’d want a bee to rest on me 😉
    
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    March 24, 2017 at 3:38 am Reply
jazzytower

What a lovely experience Denis, unusual.

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April 13, 2017 at 12:38 am Reply
1. Denis1950
  
  It was and most of all Jill actually picked the butterfly up in her hand and it sat there before flying away.
  
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  April 16, 2017 at 7:51 am Reply