Butterflies – Page 3 – Wandering Dawgs

Lens Artists Photo Challenge #331 – Resilience

January 18, 2025Posted in Butterflies, Nature, PhotographyTagged Lens-Artists, Photo Challenge, Resillience30 Comments

Anne of slow shutter speed has asked us to show resilience in our photos. She describes resilience this way: “Resilience refers to the ability to successfully adapt to stressors, maintaining psychological well-being in the face of adversity. It’s the ability to “bounce back” from difficult experiences.”

Resilience in Nature

One of my favorite examples of resilience in nature is the life cycle of a butterfly. The following gallery illustrates the phases of a Monarch butterfly. They must be resilient in each phase of their life in order to survive. After a female Monarch lays her eggs on milkweed, caterpillars emerge from the hatched eggs and eat the leaves of a milkweed plant. The caterpillar then crawls to a place to form a chrysalis and transforms into a butterfly inside the chrysalis. A new Monarch butterfly emerges from the chrysalis to begin the cycle again.

Resilience of Humans

Cancer Survivors are some of the most resilient people I’ve ever met. Their life is changed forever when they hear the diagnosis of “you have cancer.” Meeting other cancer survivors and hearing their stories of strength and courage can bring hope to others going through cancer. Many survivors participate in walks or meet in support groups in order to help each other and bring awareness to their disease.

Many thanks to Anne for her challenge Lens-Artists #331 – Resilience

Sunday Stills: Peach and Orange

September 15, 2024Posted in Butterflies, Flowers, Nature, WildlifeTagged autumn, Color, Color Challenge, Georgia Peach, Gulf Fritillary, Mexican Sunflower, Orange Blooms, Peach and Orange, Sunday Stills26 Comments

Terri’s latest color challenge is peach and orange. When I think of these colors I think of autumn leaves and pumpkin patches. Here in coastal Georgia our leaves don’t change colors and I don’t see many pumpkin patches.

My home state of Georgia is known as the Peach State so my first two images feature delicious Georgia peaches. Their season is short and is over for this year. I really wish I had some fresh Georgia peaches to enjoy right now.

I don’t have any images of orange leaves or pumpkins but I found these orange flowers and butterflies in my garden this month.

Happy Fall, Y’all!

Shared with Terri’s Sunday Stills challenge Peach and Orange

Sunday Stills: Insects in the Garden

September 1, 2024Posted in Butterflies, Flowers, WildlifeTagged Bugs, Creepy Crawly Insects, garden, Insects, Sunday Stills23 Comments

I often see insects on garden flowers but it is a challenge to get them to stay still long enough for a photo. Here are a few insects I managed to capture through the years.

Shared with Terri’s Sunday Stills challenge Insects

Exploring Nature’s Golden Yellows with Gardens, Flowers, and Butterflies

August 14, 2024August 14, 2024Posted in Butterflies, Flowers, Nature, PhotographyTagged garden, Lens-Artists, natures golden yellows, Sunday Stills, What's In a Garden, Yellow35 Comments

Terri’s Sunday Stills challenge is Nature’s Golden Yellows. The Lens-Artists challenge from Ann-Christine is What’s in a Garden? Both these challenge have flowers and nature in common so combining them into one post made perfect sense to me.

I’ve discovered many golden yellow flowers and butterflies during walks in nature and when visiting gardens. The following images are a few of my favorites.