Thistle for Two (um…Three)
I thought there were only two on this thistle until Barbara Y pointed out the little stink bug, milkweed bug, at top corner. Thanks so much, Barbara. K.
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August 27, 2013 at 7:20 am
Three, actually. There’s a milkweed bug or stinkbug upper left. Love the way this shows the two planes of the wings with such different light.
August 27, 2013 at 7:38 am
Thanks, Barbara. Will check that out. I liked light on wings too. I had several shots that were more straightforward– always hard to choose as anything with a butterfly so lovely. K.
August 27, 2013 at 11:47 am
Beautiful. Had to blow it up to seethe third! It’s there – host to several – a very appealing thistle.
August 27, 2013 at 1:00 pm
Loved this! I just cut down the last bit of purple thistle in our yard the other day
August 27, 2013 at 1:19 pm
Ha–well, these are on a field – they are so pretty. They’d be a pain in a yard, but hard to cut down. Thanks fo ryour visit, Audrey. k .
August 27, 2013 at 1:48 pm
ah she has good eyes..i wouldn’t have noticed him either
August 27, 2013 at 2:54 pm
Beautiful shot, k–and that bug is almost invisible–got new glasses today but didn’t think I’d need them–so wrong. ;_) The butterflies seem to be out in full force here, too–in the last few days have seen Black Swallowtails, a Monarch and lots of the big clear yellow ones–Sulphur Butterflies of some sort, I think. Colors are great in this.
August 27, 2013 at 4:17 pm
Yep, it’s triplets.
Ace photo.
August 27, 2013 at 4:45 pm
Wow, quite the gathering. Was this really taken with an iPhone? Any special app that you used? It is stunning.
August 27, 2013 at 5:00 pm
Thanks. I use CP Pro, which is a camera app that has two “modes” I like a lot. One is “anti-shake” which sort of waits till the camera is still. It can be annoying but if you are not a good photographer it is helpful. The other is the “burst” mode – which takes five pictures in succession. That one is cool because you can get a shot that you might have missed if you were doing it all manually. The iPhone is a great camera I think, in part because the best camera is the one you have in your hand! Mine is a very old iPhone though so I am somewhat salivating to get a new one as I think they are even better. Thanks again for your kind words. k.
August 28, 2013 at 9:30 am
vivid and lovely. great shot, karin.
August 28, 2013 at 9:46 am
Hey Jane! So nice to hear from you. Hope all well. k.
On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 10:30 AM, ManicDDaily
August 29, 2013 at 12:39 pm
All is well. Thank you, karin. I’ll be back in full blog swing in September. I hope all is well with you, too. J
August 28, 2013 at 10:20 am
pretty colors…i like how the butterfly pops against the purple of the thistle….and hey maybe we can all learn how to share as they do…smiles.
August 28, 2013 at 12:05 pm
This is an awesome photo!
I, too, only saw two at first.
August 28, 2013 at 6:45 pm
fabulous metaphor ~ they seem to co-exist beautifully !