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[.38sw]

drowning in her jugs of Merlot

I didn't know Merlot came in jugs.

[ValerieUSA]

I'm looking up the identities of the butterflies - butterflies with antennae on the tail are called hairstreaks. The one I have is Marius Hairstreak (Rekoa marius [Cramer])

[ValerieUSA]

This is the same Marius Hairstreak - it's a female because the upper wings are gray. The males are iridescent blue. It is not reported to be in my county.

http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/lepid/bflyusa/usa/348.htm

[ValerieUSA]

Prentice and OCC don't want to pronounce "carafe" - so they say jugs.

[ValerieUSA]

Wow - how cool!
We had a gorgeous streaky fiery sunset last night -- after my camera batteries were dead.

[ValerieUSA]

Not so fast! It's probably this one - the gray hairstreak.
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/lepid/bflyusa/usa/378.htm

[ValerieUSA]

This is so confusing. The gray hairstreak is supposed to have blue/gray upper wings with a large red spot -- this one was just plain gray with a yellow spot on the upper wing. So it must be a marius hairstreak.

[ValerieUSA]

The #248 butterfly is in the "skipper" category.

I'm drowning in geekiness, not jugs of merlot.

[grannie9]

Good morning...

[ValerieUSA]

Hiya Grannie - you're getting very up close and personal with those flowers.

[ValerieUSA]

I'm lucky I haven't been stung yet.
No perfume or flowery soaps when taking flower photos.

[grannie9]

Hi Val.. I took that photo from about five feet away..and it wasn't cropped. The flowers are six feet in the air.. They're tall ones.. No macro on that.. ;)

I'll be taking Florida pics in a few weeks..

[grannie9]

Boo Hoo.. you'll have flowers a lot longer than I will.. Those are beautiful. I love the different varieties.. Not like here at all.

[Servant of the Nine]

Do they have one of the butterfly conservatories at the zoo there?

So9

[sweetliberty]

Here is the link to the story of Pat Robertson on H & C the other night. Good thread.

[sweetliberty]

Here is the link to the story of Pat Robertson on H & C the other night. Good thread.

Fox News Allows Attack on Prophet Muhammad

[okimhere]

Funny.....I had that very same thought. Is your zoom protecting you, hmmm? (Up close, some of those guys look downright prehistoric.)

[okimhere]

I'm lucky I haven't been stung yet.

Whoops, copied but forgot to paste. That butterfly/moth staring at me unhinged me!

[Mo1]

Geez .. that is a Bee??

Texas sure has some Huge bees

[lodwick]