It's been real. It's been fun. At times it's even been really fun.
Mostly, it's been harrowing trying to keep up with the other wankers.
Tomorrow's prompt is: Holy crap! There is no prompt for tomorrow! Now what?
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There's probably no better prompt for this final post.
It is often the small details of something that make it difficult or challenging.
Hence this photo along with these six words.
The devil is in the details.
It is often the small details of something that make it difficult or challenging.
Hence this photo along with these six words.
The devil is in the details.
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| This beauty is called a Question Mark butterfly. Why? Damned if I know. |
One last detail before you go. See that new tab up there? Yes, the one I cleverly labeled "April 2012 Madness." Guess what? There are all kinds of goodies on that page! Don't forget to stop by (especially you, my fellow challengers) either by clicking on the tab or this dandy link.
lol, ther is a qustion mark on its under side of the wing. :)
ReplyDeleteIf you enlarge the second shot you see a small white marking. But names also say a Chttp://nfbutterfly.blogspot.se/2011/05/vinbarsfuks-polygonia-c-album-comma.html
http://nfbutterfly.blogspot.se/2011/05/vinbarsfuks-polygonia-c-album-comma.html
ReplyDeleteI've thoroughly enjoyed this series, Cheryl. Congratulations on completing it! :)
ReplyDeleteWow, Cheryl...that is gorgeous! What a wonderful find.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the suggestions. There is an indistinct question mark on the top of lower wings. This and the darker color of those wings sets it apart from the Comma Butterfly.
ReplyDeleteThanks Nancy. As an infrequent blogger, this has been a test of fortitude as much as anything!
ReplyDeleteThanks Dina. The first butterflies of the season up here since they're hardy souls. I was beside myself when I looked out at one of our blooming bushes to see three of these fluttering about.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on finishing the 30 days. I had being an observer.
ReplyDeleteOne thing I've admired in your photos throughout this challenge is your uncompromising attention to detail and also your love of nature. This photo shows those two things beautifully as what has become usual (but nonetheless stunning each time) for you. I'm glad to have made your acquaintance through this challenge.
ReplyDeleteha i like the montage on your extra page...the butterfly is beautiful though, most def...good job making your way through it...
ReplyDeletethe underside of the wing has a lovely little squiggle and dot - just like a question mark. :) love them!
ReplyDeleteIt's beautiful!
ReplyDeleteGoing to look at the goodies :)
ReplyDeleteThat is an amazing image. All of your photographs have been of an awesome quality. You page for all of us is a treat. Thanks!!!
ReplyDeleteOf course, you win!!! Just don't tell Katherine that I said so.
Great details too!
ReplyDeleteThis is absolutely gorgeous Cheryl!
ReplyDelete...and thank you for sharing at Your Sunday Best! :)
ReplyDeleteOh, wow. That is definitely the piece de resistance.
ReplyDeletePerfect!
=)
That is so fantastic! I'm glad I found you through this challenge. Your photography skills are amazing!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful photo to finish with Cheryl.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on completing this!!
Have a wonderful day.
Amazing shot, and I love the 30 days After Math collage. Everyone's commitment to the challenge was so impressive.
ReplyDeleteOh my word, what a STUNNING photograph. You, my new friend, are amazingly talented. And, I have very much enjoyed getting to know you over the last 30 days!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely gorgeous! Side note, I thought of you yesterday while my husband and I were kayaking. We spotted a pair of swallow tail kites, several osprey and a few hawks. I could have used your photography skill because none of my photos turned out!
ReplyDeleteStunning, there's no better word for it. I've thoroughly loved your photos in this challenge.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great photo. But then we've come to expect this of you. You've really had some fabulous photographs and it's been an honour to participate in this little exercise with you. I'm just a guy with an iPhone and a penchant for bad puns but you...wow.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! You made it. :) Love the photo of the question mark.
ReplyDeleteI saw and took some photos of this butterfly too. I have been looking it up but not successful..Beautiful capture!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! You done good.
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Your photos have all been stunning. I'm really glad you joined this challenge. Oh, and I love the collage and badges - great job!
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lovely against the white blossoms!
ReplyDeleteThat is soooo pretty. :)
ReplyDeleteThis might be the most beautiful photo you've taken in this series, Cheryl, it's so soft, yet crisp at the same time. I actually thought about doing something with the whole the devil is in the details saying, using my macro lens, but I wanted something alive, and sadly, everything is still asleep in Finland. The grass isn't even green yet..
ReplyDeleteAnyway, thank you for participating in our challenge, it's been a true pleasure to look at your photos every day, and I will definitely follow you in the future to see more of your talent. :)
Holy crap! That's the most magnificent photo to date. Mind-blowingly gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteomg, this was such fun ... congratulations on getting through this challenge without missing a day, you rocked it!!!
ReplyDeleteI have had way more fun watching this than you have had posting it! I can't always get to it, and I have to take the time and go back, but each post makes me want to go see the others, and that takes so much time! But your work here is really good. Really really really good and it's been so much fun checking in on this project!! Thanks so much for doing it!!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is a truly beautiful photograph, and a fitting finale to your series of stunning nature photographs. The truth is, if I hadn't won this non-competition, it might have been you instead. Fortunately, I never lose.
ReplyDeleteThanks Viki. And thanks for sticking around while I slowly lost my mind and worse yet, did not have the time to drop in on the folks I've been following forever. Hoping to catch up later this week.
ReplyDeleteThanks for writing all those nice things Bryan.
ReplyDeleteYour 50 bucks is in the mail.
The pleasure has been mine.
Thanks Theresa. Next time, I'll shoot one with its wings closed (that's what I tend to see most of with butterflies). I usually take the time to do enough research to eke by with some kind of information about what I've shot. I captured this on Sunday and only had enough time to identify what it was since I'd never seen one before.
ReplyDeleteThanks H. This was a gift. While the little butterflies start coming around in April, they never sit long enough to photograph. There were 3 of these fluttering around a flowering bush and this one stayed in the same spot for an incredibly long time.
ReplyDeleteThanks and don't give me that crap. I saw your comments on everyone's posts. I have no idea how you managed to remember where you were and whose name to fill in the blank of who not to tell. Well played, LM, really well played.
ReplyDeleteThank you.
ReplyDeleteThanks Misty. It was just hanging around and I was tremendously fortunate to head outside when it was.
ReplyDeleteThanks Sue. It was the only photo that was actually a last-minute shot. What a joy to see it and have it not fly away before I could capture it.
ReplyDeleteThanks Linda. Glad to have found you too!
ReplyDeleteThanks Lisa. Knowing that some of you guys I've been hanging with for awhile have been pulling for me made a difference. You're the ones who know that posting regularly doesn't come easily.
ReplyDeleteIt was, wasn't it. If not for that, I might have fallen off the edge. The shared community and endless agony of daily posting made this so much easier. The crazy comment threads helped too.
ReplyDeleteThank you Meleah. I can't wait to read your writing. I know you put that on the back burner while doing this. I hope you find your words again. ;-)
ReplyDeleteThanks Nora.
ReplyDeleteGAH! Don't you hate that? I see the big birds most often when I'm driving or when I don't have a camera handy. I've learned to take a deep breath and just enjoy their beauty. As poor as my memory is, I honestly believe I'm taking a visual snapshot that will last forever. Never happens.
Thanks Mo. You have no idea how much I looked forward to my daily visits to your place. I don't know how you did what you did, but I loved every single one of your posts.
ReplyDeleteThanks John. You are a guy with an iPhone, a penchant for bad puns, and a helluva nice guy. (There's an elite club that my husband joined too many years ago to count call the Helluvaguy Club. It involves some strange rituals and tequila. I think you'd make a great addition.)
ReplyDeleteThank you. Through all of the kvetching, it never occurred to me to quit.
ReplyDeleteThis one's definitely a Question Mark Butterfly because of the distinctive dark lower wings and question mark on the underside of the wings. There's also something similar without those darker shades called a Comma Butterfly that has a comma shape on the wing's underside. Hope you figure out what you captured.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kay. I finished and I'm not completely insane. Yet.
ReplyDeleteThank you for popping up out of the quiet so I could find this insanity. It's been a blast! (Grab some swag. It's free!)
ReplyDeleteThank you Laura.
ReplyDeleteThanks Mariann.
ReplyDeleteThanks Ziva. This is the type of weather I wait for all winter long because everything starts to burst forth from the ground, the critters return or awaken, and vibrant colors are everywhere. I almost always carry my camera from early Spring to late Autumn. I needed this challenge to get motivated to pull out my camera this year.
ReplyDeleteI just looked up some information about your seasons. I had forgotten how close to the Arctic Circle you are. If I had to wait until the end of April or May for the ice to melt, there would be no way I could stay there, even for family. I'll keep posting my colors until yours come around. May that be sooner rather than later.
Thanks Nicky. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw this. When I went online to identify it, turns out these actually overwinter in some form and are always out this early. I think it's always been too damn cold for me to bother looking. ;-)
ReplyDeleteThanks Jo. And special thanks for sticking around to help keep my going. You know how hard it is for me to post regularly, let alone daily, so I knew you got it.
ReplyDeleteThe Scotch Broom made it through the winter! We staked it up really well hoping to save what's left of it. It took a beating from the high winds but the lack of snow was kind to it. Not much die-off this year. The reason I saw this butterfly is because I was checking on the Broom. This silly bush sits next to it and only looks nice for about a week out of the year. Who knew the butterflies liked it? I've considered taking it out; now it stays. Anyway, the Broom has just started to bloom so I'm watching it as I wait for warmer weather and the return of the honey bees. Can't wait to post some pictures for you.
Thanks Dawn. It was a bit addicting wasn't it? Some days a few of the challengers seemed to be on the same wavelength but most days it was a free-for-all interpretative dance of images that were unexpected and such a joy. The comment threads were hysterical. If not for the community, the unexpected, and the laughter, I'd have jumped ship early on.
ReplyDeleteAw Mike, that brought a wee tear to me eye. A very wee tear.
ReplyDeleteI'm a little surprised that you viewed this as a nature series. I tried really, really hard to suppress my inner outlier and go with the flow.
::sigh::
I remember that you were "away from blog" for awhile there too, but didn't realize you jumped on board because of me. It's great that you did - you've been a lot of fun, especially with your opening prompt commentaries. Oh, and I'll grab a badge, it just might take me a while to figure out how to put it up on my blog (I want to redesign it anyway).
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I hope so too!
ReplyDeleteAnd you've been PERMANENTLY added to my blog roll.
Which means I will stalk YOUR blog every single day.
And by every single day, I mean Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays!
Don't worry, Cheryl, I'm used to it, and I can feel spring coming closer every day. ;) In the meantime, I'll be checking in here and looking at your pretty colors instead.
ReplyDeleteShe's a beauty and in a fruit trees with fragrant blooms too! Thank you for sharing on 'Weekly Top Shot.' :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat's ironic is that I'd been thinking about abandoning my blog completely. I was down to posting about once a week, if that. If I hadn't seen you pop up in my reader after such a long time, I wouldn't have read your post, and very likely would not be posting anything at all right now.
ReplyDeleteIn many ways, this was really all about you. ;-)
Mwahahahahaha! You are back! In rare form, I might add. It was great to meet you. Last week I saw your comment over on Kevin's blog (The Uncool). I've been following him (like a little puppy dog) almost as long as I've been blogging. He's one of the nicest guys in the interwebs.
ReplyDeleteMy blogroll increased dramatically during the past 30 days. Every last one of you is going to regret that at some point in time.
WOW! Nice! That's a new one on me,not heard of that Butterfly. I looked it up here
ReplyDeletehttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1100 Now I'm an expert, lol!
Thanks Madge. She completely surprised me. While she sat and ate another pair flitted from branch to branch. I'm just glad one of them stayed still for a while.
ReplyDeleteI had to look it up too. Too rushed to learn anything except its name. Thanks for the link. I'm halfway to becoming an expert with all the knowledgeable folks who've dropped by.
ReplyDeleteHome & Uncool = dear friend of mine. And hilarious!
ReplyDeleteI'm very flattered, Cheryl, and thank you. I just hope you don't abandon all hope in blogging - I'd miss you and so will some of the others that you've met through this challenge.
ReplyDeleteOh, and not everybody knows, "Dave's not here" - they be some youngin's out there, ya know (that isn't to say we're old cuckers). But those were great times, eh? Heh, heh.
Okay, I have a confession. I am totally scared to death of butterflies. They are pure HELL to me! I have literally jumped from moving cars when one got in the car. I won't go outside during certain times of the year. I have always said that if I die and go to hell, it will be full of butterflies. I can't look at your photo, but I am so glad that someone recognizes butterflies as the devil! I'm not teasing. I am in full blown panic mode just going past your photo.
ReplyDeleteI feel so lucky to have met such a creative talent as you during this non-contest contest. I will be a faithful follower of your blog. Rest up. I have a feeling we may have a big challenge coming soon!
A golden beauty among the blooms, nice capture!
ReplyDeleteQuestion mark butterfly, never seen this one but yours is a beauty. Very well captured with good details. The background is even more pretty.
ReplyDeleteDear gawd, yes. I know almost every old Steve Martin routine and when I use it, I dead-eyed stares. Same goes for some of the old Bill Cosby stuff from when I was in my teens. So few youngins know he was a brilliant stand-up comedian. My family owned all his LPs. A few years ago my sister sent me a crapload of that old stuff reformatted on CD.
ReplyDeleteThat is the saddest thing I've ever read. What delights you in nature? I honestly want to know because this is so astonishing. (If you're joking, you will pay dearly.)
ReplyDeleteAs for your belief that there's a big challenge coming soon, dear gawd NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Thank you. It was a surprising sight.
ReplyDeleteThank you. I'd never seen one either.
ReplyDeleteI'm not kidding you. It is a horrible fear. I used to have the fear of anything with wings, but I have made myself overcome some of those fears. I didn't fly on a plane until I was 23 because I thought it was a premonition. I'm over that one. I hope. I can appreciate birds in nature, but not in the house. I cannot enter a house where a pet bird flies around. No way. Some insects with wings drive me over the edge, but nothing like a moth or butterfly. That is pure hell.
ReplyDeleteDamn, that sucks.
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