Day 189- Plain Jane

For weeks I’ve been trying to photograph the elusive swallowtail butterfly that dances merrily through my yard each day.  One day there were two of them, zigzagging back and forth and around the shrubs and trees, never lighting.  Today as I was trying unsuccessfully to focus on my daily visitor, I noticed a small, brown, sort of Plain Jane butterfly calmly going from blossom to blossom right next to me.  It wasn’t very pretty, as butterflies go, but when I zoomed in on it, I noticed the proboscis (I hope that’s right- I’m not well-versed on butterflies- let’s call it a tongue) in a lovely spiral that would unfold and extend into the blossoms- fascinating! Since I had not yet been able to capture a closeup of another butterfly, I had no idea this happened. The things I’m learning about in my retirement!