We have been so blessed with rain this summer, and with that comes the gift of flowers and butterflies. They are all over, if you take the time to look.
Last summer I did not have full access to my walking/biking path near my home due to a sewer pipe project. The path is now 100% done! And because they cleared off so many of the trees and bush it left a lot of open dirt. This section of the path is actually at the edge of a wash area and can flood on rare occasions. There is a lot of wild stuff growing and occasionally we see javelina and coyotes.
They sprayed mulch over all the open dirt areas and it included some wild flower seeds.
Yesterday I wandered along the path and overgrown wash area. I was rewarded with some fun photos!
Isn’t this guy below beautiful?
Pushing through his tough little life, tattered wings and all.
🦋💗
We see a hearse; we think sorrow. We see a grave; we think despair. We hear of a death; we think of a loss. Not so in heaven. When heaven sees a breathless body, it sees the vacated cocoon & the liberated butterfly.
~ Max Lucado
peace of life today 
So beautiful. Your photos are amazing! 🙂
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Thank you so much! Having the sun out helps with the photos! I am not a fan of cloudy days 😊 …although we do want more rain!
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So serene
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Oh, it is! Thank you Milena!
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Of course
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Wonderful!
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Thank you Jo!!
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Lovely.
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Thank you! 😊
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So lovely, bright and colorful.
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Thank you! I think colors make everything better! 😊
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Beautiful.
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Thank you!
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What a lovely walk with the butterflies.
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Thank you, Teresa!
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Cheers to the rain that delivered the beauty. Well done.
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I agree with you on that, Frank! Here’s hoping we get a tad more rain!
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How wonderful to see so many butterflies and other insects along that path! And you’ve photographed them beautifully 🙂 I love the colour of that beetle!
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Thank you, Sarah! I’m so glad I took a closer look at those beetles! They are so beautiful with the purple and green!
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Thanks for these beautiful wings and flowers. And for that wonderful quote from Max Lucado.
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You are welcome! And I loved that quote too! 🙂
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Beautiful photos from your walk
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Thank you, Nora!
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Lovely. Thanks for sharing. BTW: the dragonflies were just as beautiful.
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Thank you! …I just love dragonflies, I wish I could travel more to see different dragonflies. I know there are so many varieties!
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