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Rose of Sharon
This image is a close-up of the petals of a Rose of Sharon. It was shot with the Canon 300L IS at 1/640 sec and f4. The Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus) is not a rose, but a flowering shrub classified as … Continue reading
Flower Series
I am starting a flower series over the next few posts. This image is a close-up of the unopened buds of an hydrangea plant. The original in color was converted to black and white with Lightroom 3. I like the … Continue reading
Bon Voyage Murray
At about 7 am today, I introduced Murray to my garden flowers. After briefly climbing on to my fingers, I placed him onto an hydrangea. It was quite cool this morning so Murray was not anxious to fly away just … Continue reading
Some More Murray
This photo is about 1 hour before Murray poked his head out of his pupa. You can see that the pupa is black ( the stage immediately preceding emergence). The second photo was taken just after Murray shed his pupa. … Continue reading
Happy Birthday, Murray
Murray emerged as a beautiful monarch butterfly at about 10:15 pm this evening. Here he is drying his wings. You can see the spent pupa (now transparent) hanging from the silk button. And Murray is indeed a male. See the … Continue reading
Murray at Day 11
Murray continues to develop. His pupa is turning darker. The image on the left is from early in Day 11. You can see that his wings are nearly fully developed and are colored the way the adult monarch will appear. … Continue reading
Murray Has Wings
It is the end of day 10 and the pupa is darkening. You can clearly see Murray’s wings through the pupa case. Most often, the adult should begin emerging at day 10. However, Murray can develop in his pupa for … Continue reading
What tour should we take?
I am back from our weekend in NYC and Long Island. The photo ops in NYC were good but time was limited though. This image was made near Times Square of a tour hawker (on the left) and two young … Continue reading
In the Big Apple
Yesterday, we walked Riverside Park along the Hudson River. Took some interesting photos – will have to wait until our return to post. Today, while the bride-to be and the bride-to-be’s Mom go to the fitting, I will be going … Continue reading
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Murray at Day 6
No obvious changes to Murray at day 6 during his stay as a pupa. No point in taking any photos. However, there was a big change in Murray’s location. Because we will be away, Murray has been relocated to the watchful … Continue reading