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When I visited Northeast Metro Park in Pflugerville on July 28th I stopped to photograph some flowers of what I believe is gulf vervain, Verbena xutha, a species making its debut here. Before long I noticed that a skipper had landed on some of the flowers and I turned my attention to it. Based on my research I can say it appears to be in the genus Nastra, but I’m having trouble distinguishing between N. neamathla, the neamathla skipper, and N. lherminier, the swarthy skipper. Whichever it is, in this portrait I focused on the skipper’s head, legs, and proboscis rather than its wings, and by doing so I also managed to keep the flowers at the right mostly in focus as well.

It may be my strange imagination, but the butterfly’s eye looks to me like it could be one of

Four images of a lightning storm progression with green, yellow, blue and red  colorful collage.  Lightning thunderstorms as fine art.

Fine art nature landscape weather photography poster prints, decorative canvas prints, acrylic prints, metal prints, corporate artwork, greeting cards and stock images by Storm catcher James Bo Insogna aka The Lightning Man (C)   – All Rights Reserved.

White Beauty

I believe that this particular flower is a type of daisy but I am not sure if it really is or now? I do know that I love white flowers with a touch of color to them. They stand out from their surroundings and provide a bright accent to my garden. This photograph was taken in Winthrop Wa, in Washington State. This town is located in the Pacific Northwest near the Okanogan National Forest. I enjoy a variety of blooms throughout the season in my little paradise and I hope that you enjoy them also 🙂

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