Butterfly Tiles

One of the things that I have been doing with the pictures I shoot of the butterflies is to use them as models for some of my tiles.

I am not sure I can capture the true colors that I am seeing, but I figure that I am allowed to make up my own.

I do find that not all butterflies are alike.
There seems to be some variation in them all.
( hey- I think that there is, I could be wrong...)

(Oh- that wall color is not pink but it sure looks pink- please excuse its pinkness..)

In looking back over my fascination with the butterflies I noticed that all I did a few years back was to just take pictures of them.

Then I became fixed on the wings.

This year, I am all about their faces.
It is like someone whacked me on the head and said, " have you really, I mean really looked at these things?"

I am now fascinated with their faces.

They really pay me no attention and fly all around me as if I am a tree or just some mass to get around.
They are fully intent on doing their job.

Just look at this face....!!

I have been going out to be at "one" with the caterpillars.
I have been watching the ones in the parsley as they nub down every bit of the plant they can find.
There were at least 3 different hatches, making for some interesting watching.
I had wee ones, middle size ones and of course the bigger ones.
We counted at least 14 in different stages.
This morning when I went out many of the larger ones had moved on.
I want so badly to see one all cocooned, but I don't think I will be able to find them in their final stage.
I now know how lucky I was to get the one I had a few years back.

do you ever feel you are at the end of the road?

There is no love lost between the caterpillars, when the big one wants your place you need to just move on.

Tomorrow its back to the pottery and I will have to ignore the butterflies and caterpillars so I can get some work done.
But! I am already planning on more parsley next year.
And, some dill.
I need to feed these hungry critters.

Cheers!
M