A Weather Interlude

 

I walk for exercise, and lately the heat and humidity have forced me to take my walks in the condo’s underground parking garage. I listen to audio books while lapping the garage multiple times, but the “scenery” is pretty boring. So I was glad for several days of cooler weather recently when I could enjoy nature’s scenery.

The pink flowers seen above were shot along one of the walking paths by my condo, as were the photos that follow this paragraph. The white butterflies are common, but I was pleased to capture two of them in the same image. (I’m not sure, but I think they are cabbage butterflies.)

On Tuesday I went to the Gibson Woods Nature Preserve, where I saw butterflies, flowers, and birds. When I started along the path, the swallowtail butterflies were flitting by everywhere. Unfortunately, they refused to pose for me. By the time I located them in the viewfinder and clicked the shutter, they were gone.

Fortunately, the monarchs were more cooperative. The second picture at the top of this post was taken in Gibson Woods, as were the three below. In the first, the flower has seen better days but is still food for the bees. Hopefully you can pick out the bee in the upper left quadrant. The next photo is a different monarch, and the last was taken through a viewing window in the nature center.

I’m back to walking inside, but it was nice while it lasted.