I enjoyed a very lovely stroll around the grounds of the Virginia Living Museum today, it had been a while since I was able to walk around the museum as a guest.  I walked around the museum with a friend and her young daughter,  it was a nice change to slow down and see the details we so often overlook in busy everyday life.  Here are a few of the images I took from this morning. Enjoy. 

"If nothing ever changed, there'd be no butterflies" - unknown.

Some of the most challenging photographs that I have ever taken, are those of butterflies (and other flying insects).  For some reason, butterflies just DON'T stay put long enough to really get yourself into place.  Most of these photographs came out of pure luck, or in some cases, I had posted myself in one position for a good 30 minutes, and let them come to me, and I took their photo with a telephoto lens (zoom lens).  As the summer progresses, and more and more flowers bloom, I hope to work on capturing more of these illusive insects.  I hope you enjoy the images.