We have several
good bike trails around here. I walk them for exercise and listen to an hour’s worth
of Great Courses lectures at the same time. That’s been my routine for years,
and it still is. But I finally entered the 21st Century.
In the past, I
listened to the lectures on an early generation I-Pod. I took identifying
information and emergency numbers, but it was too much trouble to carry both the
I-Pod and my cell phone, so I couldn’t make emergency calls or take pictures. Every
time I came across a good photo opportunity, I regretted that I couldn’t take
advantage of it.
For me,
photography is a serious hobby. When I’m traveling or on a hike looking for
pictures, I take my Canon DSL, which gives me more options and better quality
than a cell phone. But the Canon is a little heavy to carry when I’m primarily walking
for exercise. So I finally gave in and bought a special case for my cell phone
and figured out how to stream the lectures.
But now I have
another problem. Walking for exercise works best when I keep a steady pace, and
stopping for all those photo ops defeats the purpose.
I have included
several photos that I took while walking last week. I recognize the Monarch
butterfly, which is common around here at this time of year, but I need help
identifying the flower and the other butterfly. Do any of my readers know what
they are? (I think I can name the flower, but I’m not positive and I don’t want
to influence anybody by telling you my guess.) The dark butterfly is also
common around here, but none of my books have been any help with identification.
Maybe that’s because the wings appear ragged and torn. It isn’t dead because I
saw it flying before it landed on the leaf in the picture. I suppose the
butterfly might be close to the end of its life, but I’m not sure about that,
either, since it isn’t the first of its type that I have seen in that
condition. So I would appreciate your help identifying the subjects of those two
photos.
Too bad you can’t
also tell me how to walk and take pictures at the same time.
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