Today was the best day I have seen all year, for taking pictures of the fairie domain. I heard there were caterpillars on the dill in the front yard, so I grabbed my camera. The caterpillars turned out to be Parsley Worms, soon to be Black Swallowtails. Later I read that these particular caterpillars will expose 'orange horns' when aggravated. It would appear they do not mind having their picture taken, I cannot say the same for all of my photo shoots.
The fairies were smiling upon me today, to get this shot of a Hummingbird Moth drinking from the Butterfly Bush, or Buddeja Davidii in the front yard, along with many butterflies. They are so beautiful, it's hard to believe that they grow up from being Horn Worms. This was the only shot to capture the detail of the wings. Their transparency, surrounded by black, or perhaps brown pen strokes.
While looking for more photo opportunities, I found two grasshoppers sitting in the Basil.
Among the salvia, a bumble bee rests it's wings.
How beautiful it must be, to see
through the eye of a small
creature of the wilderness.
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