Tuesday, July 05, 2005

painted ladies come again

This evening we have seen the second wave of painted ladies pass through Calgary flying north. There were fewer butterflies today compared with two weeks ago but once again the sight captures your attention.

In the deserts of northern Mexico it must be amazing to see them break free from their chrysalis and begin their long journey. Immigrants crossing borders without passports or visas, explorers that fit in the palm of your hand.

For previous thoughts on the same topic ...
painted ladies fly north

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Any chance of some piccies

am said...

I took some video but it is hard to capture a still as they are just fluttering by and don't stay still.