We had a bit of a reprieve from the heat last week when a cool front moved in and we were rewarded with temperatures in the 70's. I took the opportunity to visit the Desert Botanical Garden in the late afternoon for a change and I visited the butterfly pavilion one last time before it closes next week. I found a new butterfly to admire, the Question Mark butterfly. When I first spotted it sitting on that slice of orange, I thought it was a dead leaf. It looks so drab.
One of the docents saw me looking at it and told me that when it opens its wings, it's a gorgeous butterfly. I found one in the distance sitting on a lavender flower and saw that she was right. The bottom of its wings hides the beauty on the top side.
I have a new post on Sharon's Sojourns today. I have the second part to my trip to Sunnylands. What a fabulous place!
Unfortunately, while I love butterflies, I have a hard time telling one type from another. The Botanical Garden offers so much for a photographer. I'd be spending a lot of time there, also. And I'm glad you got a respite from the heat. We're holding in the low 90s for our highs in the days ahead. That's too much too early!
ReplyDeleteThat's a brilliant camouflage Sharon.. isn't it wonderful to have a cooler day now and then ☺
ReplyDeleteIt is pretty. I've never heard of that type before.
ReplyDeleteThat is a great disguise to have when you just want to rest for a while! Flash the good looks when you feel like it! ;-)
ReplyDeleteThose are beautiful. I only see monarch butterflies here. And some white. Totally white.
ReplyDeleteand I thought it was a dead leaf. Super disguise that butterfly has.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful butterflies, the top one looks like a leaf.
ReplyDeleteIt is an easy butterfly to overlook, isn't it?
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