trudette: Painted lady - Vanessa cardui

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.

“If there is one creature that represents my essence, it's butterflies.”
Patricia Velasquez

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.; May 22, 2009 at 11:55 AM
Unknown said...: Oh gorgeous - it looks like you live in a little piece of heaven, wherever you are..; May 22, 2009 at 12:10 PM
Mellow Morning said...: Wat staat die vlinder er mooi op, echt prachtig!!; May 22, 2009 at 1:21 PM
MagicMarkingsArt said...: beautiful pictures, they are so serene. your having a walk with baby 3 is adorable.
cheers; May 22, 2009 at 2:11 PM
Riet said...: Wat een prachtige foto,s Trudette.

Liefs Riet.; May 22, 2009 at 2:15 PM
Polka Dot Moon said...: I LOVE Butterflies and your photos are just lovely!!!; May 22, 2009 at 2:39 PM
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; May 22, 2009 at 4:12 PM
basiclabelSweden said...: Wat een mooie foto,s heb me ooit laten vertellen dat ze op paars afkomen maar of dat zo is? groetjes; May 22, 2009 at 4:57 PM
lia said...: Wat een mooie foto's heb je gemaakt trudette. Die vlinder staat er mooi op.

fijn weekend
groetjes Lia; May 22, 2009 at 4:58 PM
Nannieflash said...: Oh Trudette, your photos are gorgeous I love the butterflies and the flowers, they are stunning. well done love and hugs Shirleyxxxxx; May 22, 2009 at 5:35 PM
RosesMarijke said...: Ze zijn heel erg mooi...de foto's en de vlinders!!; May 22, 2009 at 5:39 PM
ThreadBeaur said...: Wonderful pictures! What great detail.; May 22, 2009 at 9:14 PM
Anonymous said...: Your photographs are terrific. The butterflies are amazing.

Sandy; May 23, 2009 at 2:23 AM
Little Dickens Designs said...: Wow, they are so beautiful.; May 23, 2009 at 2:49 AM
Muggensteekjes said...: Hoi Trudette,
prachtige foto's heb je gemaakt, ben ook gek op vlinders.
Fijne zondag,groetjes Ingrid.; May 24, 2009 at 6:43 AM
BlenderBach said...: ooh, gorgeous photos! I can never get that close to butterflies with my camera :); May 24, 2009 at 1:52 PM
Audrey said...: I love butterflies! We don't get that many. The pic with your dog is just too cute. LOL; May 24, 2009 at 1:58 PM
Bellissima said...: I'm stunned at the top photo - just a fabulous pic and gorgeous butterfly! Fantastic job attracting them to your garden!; May 24, 2009 at 2:05 PM
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!; May 24, 2009 at 2:15 PM
LillyShayStyle said...: Those a beautiful photos!; May 24, 2009 at 2:21 PM
Gallery32 said...: I heart butterflies! All I seem to get these days are giant Bumble Bees :); May 24, 2009 at 5:42 PM
Amy and her little family said...: that is absolutely beautiful... nice site!; May 25, 2009 at 3:18 AM
Linda said...: I LOVE butterflies! We also have chives. Nettles are very important for butterflies.; May 25, 2009 at 4:57 PM
José said...: Prachtige foto's! Wat zijn vlinders toch mooi.; May 25, 2009 at 6:06 PM
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; June 5, 2009 at 5:55 AM