Friday, May 22, 2009

Painted lady - Vanessa cardui





We put lots of herbs in our garden to attract butterflies
and it seems to have worked !
beautiful butterflies on the chives ,
it is a real joy to see them enjoying the flowers,
and they did not mind us taking very close-up pictures of them at all.

25 comments:

Alyssa S. said...

I'm still waiting for my "butterfly attractors" to bloom :( I might have to just go out and buy some that are already bloomed and plant them. I got hummingbird feeders and have so enjoyed watching them feed.

Unknown said...

Oh gorgeous - it looks like you live in a little piece of heaven, wherever you are..

Mellow Morning said...

Wat staat die vlinder er mooi op, echt prachtig!!

MagicMarkingsArt said...

beautiful pictures, they are so serene. your having a walk with baby 3 is adorable.
cheers

Riet said...

Wat een prachtige foto,s Trudette.

Liefs Riet.

Polka Dot Moon said...

I LOVE Butterflies and your photos are just lovely!!!

Anonymous said...

These are very beautiful pictures
I have enjoyed looking at them.
Butterflies are a very special symbol for me too.
Wishing you a wonderful weekend
x
Sumea

basiclabelSweden said...

Wat een mooie foto,s heb me ooit laten vertellen dat ze op paars afkomen maar of dat zo is? groetjes

lia said...

Wat een mooie foto's heb je gemaakt trudette. Die vlinder staat er mooi op.

fijn weekend
groetjes Lia

Nannieflash said...

Oh Trudette, your photos are gorgeous I love the butterflies and the flowers, they are stunning. well done love and hugs Shirleyxxxxx

RosesMarijke said...

Ze zijn heel erg mooi...de foto's en de vlinders!!

ThreadBeaur said...

Wonderful pictures! What great detail.

Unknown said...

Your photographs are terrific. The butterflies are amazing.

Sandy

Little Dickens Designs said...

Wow, they are so beautiful.

Muggensteekjes said...

Hoi Trudette,
prachtige foto's heb je gemaakt, ben ook gek op vlinders.
Fijne zondag,groetjes Ingrid.

BlenderBach said...

ooh, gorgeous photos! I can never get that close to butterflies with my camera :)

Audrey said...

I love butterflies! We don't get that many. The pic with your dog is just too cute. LOL

Bellissima said...

I'm stunned at the top photo - just a fabulous pic and gorgeous butterfly! Fantastic job attracting them to your garden!

rabbitwhiskers said...

Trudette your garden is beautiful! I have a flower garden, but don't have very many butterflies. I think next year I'll try planting some herbs as well. I always enjoy reading your blog!

LillyShayStyle said...

Those a beautiful photos!

Gallery32 said...

I heart butterflies! All I seem to get these days are giant Bumble Bees :)

Amy and her little family said...

that is absolutely beautiful... nice site!

Linda said...

I LOVE butterflies! We also have chives. Nettles are very important for butterflies.

José said...

Prachtige foto's! Wat zijn vlinders toch mooi.

Yvonne said...

Hoi,

Ik heb je blog nog niet uitgebreid bekeken, maar wat ik zo vluchtig heb gezien, is super! wat heb je de vlinder mooi gefotografeerd !
kom nog even uitgebreider terug, maar heb op het moment niet zo heel veel tijd.
Alvast een fijn weekend gewenst!
Groetjes Yvonne

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