Monday, August 31, 2009

BSM: Best Shot Monday 8-31-09

My last shot at an August 2009 BSM ... Best Shot Monday.

I'm taking full advantage of the fact that today is, in fact, a MONDAY. I am back on the BSM track, and happy to be here.

I hope you all enjoy this image of a Swallowtail butterfly perched on a Duranta in full blook in our yard, which I took in September 2008 ... 11 months ago, now. It's just been lurking in the back of my mind, waiting for the most perfectly beautiful summer Monday to post.
-- Princess Magpie

2 comments:

~*~Patty S said...

The closeup is fantastic, I am not familiar with that plant, it's a beauty and reminds me a little of butterfly bush!

Davielle aka Princess Magpie said...

Patty, it's actually a DURANTA, which blooms in white or purple (we have both varieties in our yard), and it also "berries" - with these cute little orange berries. It's a fantastic plant! Not only do butterflies love it, but so do hummingbirds - and usually a plant that one likes, the other has not much use for. :-)