First Spicebush Swallowtail this year

These photographs of a single Spicebush Swallowtail were taken

Tuesday morning in my front flowerbed of zinnia blooms.

I did go ahead and make one of the photgraphs into one of my greeting cards.

Your can view more of my greeting cards at

www.leedrasgreetingcards.blogspot.com

Any photograph on my blogs or on my website can be selected for any card I have.

Zinnia Collages in different stages

Have so many photographs of zinnia blooms decided to make collages of them.

They even come in 2's

Collage of a zinnia bud

The zinnia buds are so unusual. That black just looks out of place. I love it, so I just keep taking photographs of the buds. Please visit the original post at Leedra's Photos For Fun.

The original post is the life cycle of the zinnia.

Skipper on zinnia bloom

About the time I think they are all gone, then I see one. This skipper was in my yard on Friday afternoon.

Great Spangled Fritillary

These photographs were taken early summer, don't think the Great Spangled Fritillary butterflies are still out flying around here.
Look at his tongue in the bottom photograph.

Gulf Fritillary Butterflies today

It surprises me we still have butterflies after the cool weather. I photographed these Gulf Fritillary butterflies this morning. Almost missed this one, and it is blurred, but decided to post it anyway.

At least he did land on one of the fresh zinnia blooms for me.

Gulf Fritillary Butterflies

This is a different collage look in Picasa. The top one is all with the wings closed, or up. The bottom is the same butterfly (Gulf Fritillary) in various stages of wings flat or up, but from above it. The bottom set was screaming to be put in a collage. I went back through photos to gather the top collage, so they are on different days.

Zinnia Collage

Playing with options in my new computer. Please don't be too critical of my first attempt at this.

Monarch on zinnia

Look at all those polka dots. I am sure God has everyone of them numbered and in the exact spot he wanted them to be. Are we in the exact spot God wants us to be on this Sunday morning?

Oh, by the way, Pam has this one enlarged and at her house too.

Bee on pink zinnia

In this top photograph it appears the bee is covered in pollen.But in the next 2 photographs I think it might be a pollen sack that Ecobirder mentioned several days ago.

This is the first post I prepared after getting ADSL, love it! It is sooooooo fast. I now agree with Ecobirder, don't know how I was blogging without ADSL. That was the disadvantage of where I live. We finally got it on our country road (think I had a little to do with that one). It is GREAT! Won't have to sit in front of the computer nearly as much, can get out and take those photographs to post.

If on occasion the photographs are small again, it means I prepared either the photo size or the actual post before I got ADSL. Not to worry, they will go right back to the larger size.

Thank you to everybody that has sent comments and encouragement about my hand. Prayer and the COLD water did it. Can't tell anything happened.

Sulphur on zinnia

Notice the skipper in flight. These Sulphur photos were taken mid July in my yard.

Spicebush Swallowtail on zinnia

The photographs of the Spicebush Swallowtail speak for themself.

It was fun to follow him around.

Folded Wing Skipper on Variegated Fritillary

It's a skipper, but I am not even going to try to identify which one. Just thought it was an interesting photo with it on top of the Variegated Fritillary.

Sulphur photos

Just when a person thinks they have it figured out. Out taking photographs in the front flower bed Wednesday before work (remember I work evening shift) and loving it because several butterflies are lighting on the same bloom. Get to the computer and low and behold here is a different kind. Doesn't jump out at you so much, just thinking...'Gosh, actually got a hint of the top". Cause that is hard to do with a sulphur.
Then I move on through the photos, and what is this? It looks like somebody threw some cinnamon on this one.

I sure do like him, but back to the drawing board.

Possibly a Sleepy Orange Sulphur, but who knows? At this point, I am not even sure if I care anymore. Sorry, maybe that is just research overload at the moment. Probably will have the books back out shortly.